High Occurrence of Food Insecurity among Urban Afghan Refugees in Pakdasht, Iran 2008: A Cross-sectional Study

This research aimed to evaluate food security and its association with anthropometric measures among Afghan refugees living in Pakdasht, one of the main harbors of Afghan refugees in the neighborhood of Tehran. A total of 414 registered Afghan refugee households were recruited in a cross-sectional s...

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Published in:Ecology of food and nutrition 2015-05, Vol.54 (3), p.187-199
Main Authors: Abdollahi, Morteza, Abdollahi, Zahra, Sheikholeslam, Robabeh, Kalantari, Nasser, Kavehi, Ziba, Neyestani, Tirang R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Afghanistan - ethnology
anthropometry
Child
Child, Preschool
Cities
Cross-Sectional Studies
Family Characteristics
Female
food insecurity
Food supply
Food Supply - statistics & numerical data
Health Services Needs and Demand
Humans
Infant
Iran - epidemiology
Male
Malnutrition
Malnutrition - complications
Middle Aged
nutrition
Obesity - epidemiology
Overweight
Poverty
Prevalence
Refugees
Social Class
Socioeconomic factors
Thinness - epidemiology
Thinness - etiology
Unemployment
Urban Population
Wasting Syndrome - epidemiology
Wasting Syndrome - etiology
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Summary:This research aimed to evaluate food security and its association with anthropometric measures among Afghan refugees living in Pakdasht, one of the main harbors of Afghan refugees in the neighborhood of Tehran. A total of 414 registered Afghan refugee households were recruited in a cross-sectional study. About 88% of households were food insecure. Unemployment and socioeconomic status were the major determinants of food insecurity among the refugee households. While about 58% of women were overweight/obese, the prevalence of underweight and wasting were remarkable in children (11.0% and 12.7%, respectively), indicating a recent malnutrition. Government and organizations working for refugees must focus their activities on empowering Afghan refugees.
ISSN:0367-0244
1543-5237
DOI:10.1080/03670244.2013.834819