Prevalence of household food insecurity and its predictive role on the health of mothers with children aged under 60 months

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Alimoradi, Z, Majd, NR, RezaeiNiaraki, M, Bajalan, Z, Griffiths, MD ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8880-6524 and Pakpour, AH, 2022. Prevalence of household food insecurity and its predictive role on the health of mothers with children aged under 60 months. Clinical Nutrition ESPEN, 51, pp. 246-252. ISSN 2405-4577

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnesp.2022.08.022

Abstract

Background: Food insecurity can have poor physical and mental health consequences for all family members. The present study investigated the prevalence of household food insecurity and its predictive role on the health of mothers of children aged under 60 months in Qazvin (Iran).

Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out between January 2019 and December 2020. Participants included all mothers with children aged under 60 months who referred themselves to comprehensive health centers in Qazvin (N = 1750; mean age 30.61 years). Convenience sampling was performed. Data were collected using a demographic information checklist, the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) and the Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS). Data analysis was performed using independent t-tests, one-way analyses of variance, uni-variable and multivariable linear regression with a significance level of p < 0.05.

Results: Two-thirds of the participants had a secure food status (68.4%). Household food security status showed a significant, and inverse relationship with general health subscales. General health subscales of depression (standardized mean difference or SMD: −1.24 [95% CI: −1.36; −1.13]), somatic symptoms (SMD: −0.92 [95% CI: −1.03; −0.81]) and anxiety and insomnia (SMD: −0.72 [95% CI: −0.83; −0.61]) were significantly lower among food secure participants vs. food insecure participants. Social dysfunction was not significantly associated with household food security. The regression models demonstrated that household food security was a significant predictor for the health of mothers with children aged under 60 months: uni-variable (β = −0.38) and multivariable (β = −0.41).

Conclusion: Household food security is associated with various aspects of mothers’ health. Since the growth and development of a healthy child depends on having a healthy mother, the food security situation of the family and the general health of mother can be assessed as part of providing health service regarding monitoring growth and development of children. This will help in targeting appropriate interventions if needed.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	Clinical Nutrition ESPEN
Creators:	Alimoradi, Z., Majd, N.R., RezaeiNiaraki, M., Bajalan, Z., Griffiths, M.D. and Pakpour, A.H.
Publisher:	Elsevier
Date:	October 2022
Volume:	51
ISSN:	2405-4577
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1016/j.clnesp.2022.08.022 DOI S240545772200451X Publisher Item Identifier 1594830 Other
Rights:	© 2022 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Divisions:	Schools > School of Social Sciences
Record created by:	Laura Ward
Date Added:	07 Sep 2022 08:53
Last Modified:	09 Dec 2022 15:21
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/46972