Food Insecurity Status and Associated Factors among Rural Households in North-East of Iran

To assess the prevalence of food insecurity and associated factors among rural households in north-east of Iran. In this cross-sectional study, a total of 4647 rural households (18,061 persons) were studied in Neyshabur, a city in north-east of Iran. The Iranian version of the Six-Item Short questio...

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Published in:International journal of preventive medicine 2013-09, Vol.4 (9), p.1018-1024
Main Authors: Gholami, Ali, Sani, Tayebeh Rezaei, Askari, Mina, Jahromi, Zahra Moosavi, Dehghan, Azizallah
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Diet
Family income
Food
Food insecurity
Food security
Food supply
Households
Hunger
Iran
Meals
Nutrition research
Original
prevalence
Public health
Questionnaires
Rural areas
rural households
Socioeconomic factors
Studies
Supervisors
Variables
Variance analysis
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Summary:To assess the prevalence of food insecurity and associated factors among rural households in north-east of Iran. In this cross-sectional study, a total of 4647 rural households (18,061 persons) were studied in Neyshabur, a city in north-east of Iran. The Iranian version of the Six-Item Short questionnaire of Household Food Security Scale was used to measure food insecurity. Logistic regression model was used to estimate odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI). Total prevalence of food insecurity in this study was 40.9% (95% CI 39.49-42.31). Backward Multivariate Logistic Regression model showed that OR of food insecurity increased with: The presence of chronic disease in household in comparison the absence (OR = 2.02), the rural distance >30 km from the city in comparison the distance ≤30 km (OR = 1.41), the presence of smoker in household in comparison the absence (OR = 1.8), the residential infrastructure of household ≤50 m(2) in comparison the >50 m(2) (OR = 1.57), the presence of single parent in comparison the presence of both parents at home (OR = 1.38) and the household income (per month)
ISSN:2008-7802
2008-8213