scholarly journals Identifying a potential tool to measure household food insecurity in the UK: a systematic review

2017 ◽  
Vol 76 (OCE4) ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Nguyen ◽  
L. Aucott ◽  
G. McNeill ◽  
F. Douglas
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Household Food Insecurity ◽  
Household Food ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Potential Tool

scholarly journals Household food insecurity: a systematic review of the measuring instruments used in epidemiological studies

2014 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 877-892 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emanuele S Marques ◽  
Michael E Reichenheim ◽  
Claudia L de Moraes ◽  
Marina ML Antunes ◽  
Rosana Salles-Costa
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Food Security ◽  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Standard Form ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Household Food Security ◽  
Measuring Instruments ◽  
Household Food Insecurity ◽  
Household Food ◽  
Psychometric Studies

AbstractObjectiveTo conduct a systematic review aimed at identifying and characterizing the experience-based household food security scales and to synthesize their psychometric properties.DesignSearch in the MEDLINE, LILACS and SciELO databases, using the descriptors (‘food insecurity’ OR ‘food security’) AND (‘questionnaires’ OR ‘scales’ OR ‘validity’ OR ‘reliability’). There was no limitation on the period of publication. All articles had their titles and abstracts analysed by two reviewers. The studies of interest were read in their entirety and the relevant information extracted using a standard form.ResultsThe initial bibliographic search identified 299 articles. Of these, the 159 that seemed to meet the criteria for inclusion were read fully. After consultation of the bibliographic references of these articles, twenty articles and five documents were added, as they satisfied the previously determined criteria for inclusion. Twenty-four different instruments were identified; all were brief and of easy application. The majority were devised in the USA. Forty-seven references reported results of psychometric studies. The instruments that presented the highest number of psychometric studies were the Core Food Security Measurement/Household Food Security Survey Module (CFSM/HFSSM) and the Self-Perceived Household Food Security Scale.ConclusionsThere are a number of structured scales available in the literature for characterization of household food insecurity. However, despite some psychometric studies already existing about the majority of the instruments, it is observed that, except for the studies of the CFSM/HFSSM, these are still restricted to appraisal of a few aspects of reliability and validity.

scholarly journals Gender differences in the prevalence of household food insecurity: a systematic review and meta-analysis

2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 902-916 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natália Miranda Jung ◽  
Fernanda Souza de Bairros ◽  
Marcos Pascoal Pattussi ◽  
Sílvia Pauli ◽  
Marilda Borges Neutzling
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Gender Differences ◽  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Subgroup Analysis ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Random Effect ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Household Food Insecurity ◽  
Prevalence Studies ◽  
Household Food

AbstractObjectiveThe present review aimed to identify and synthesize literature on household food insecurity with respect to whether the respondent was male or female.DesignA systematic review of prevalence studies followed by a meta-analysis was conducted between 28 August 2014 and 19 October 2014 in seven electronic databases. The search was updated in April 2016. The included studies used experience-based measures to assess household food insecurity. Dichotomous measures of food insecurity were used. Pooled odds ratios of household food insecurity prevalence in women v. men were obtained through random-effect modelling. Quality assessment, publication bias diagnostics and subgroup analysis were also performed.SettingPopulation-based studies (i.e. non-clinical populations).SubjectsParticipants aged 18 years or over.ResultsOut of the 5145 articles initially identified, forty-two studies with a total population of 233 153 were included. In general, results showed that the odds for household food insecurity was 40 % higher in studies where women were the respondent (95 % CI 1·27, 1·54; P<0·001). Besides, subgroup analysis revealed that female-headed households were 75% (95 % CI 49–96%) more likely to be food insecure than male-headed households.ConclusionsOur results confirm the existence of gender differences in reporting household food insecurity. Furthermore, they indicate that households headed by women constitute a segment of the population that is particularly vulnerable to food insecurity.

scholarly journals Magnitude of Urban Household Food Insecurity in East Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-27
Author(s):  
Bereket Gebremichael ◽  
Biruk Beletew ◽  
Melaku Bimerew ◽  
Demewoz Haile ◽  
Sibhatu Biadgilign ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Food Insecurity ◽  
East Africa ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Household Head ◽  
Cochrane Library ◽  
Household Food Insecurity ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Urban Household ◽  
Household Food

Abstract Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the magnitude and determinants of urban household food insecurity in East Africa. Design: Systematic review and meta-analysis Setting: Studies conducted in East Africa Participants: Seventeen studies (fifteen cross-sectional and two cohort) that enrolled 156,996 households. We used the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) guidelines to search electronic databases (PubMed, Cochrane Library, EMBASE, CINAHL, African Journals OnLine, Web of Science, Scopus and Google Scholar; date of last search: 10 June 2020) for studies reporting the prevalence and associated factors of urban household food insecurity. Results: A total of 17 studies with 156,996 households from eight countries were used for the analysis. The pooled prevalence of urban household food insecurity in East Africa was 60.91% (95%CI; 47.72–74.11; I2=100%; p<0.001) where the highest (91%) and lowest (36.5%) was observed in Sudan and Burundi, respectively. Household head educational status (illiterate) (AOR = 2.53; 95% CI: 2.11-2.95, I2=90%; p<0.01), female as household head (AOR=1.45; 95%CI: 1.16-1.75; I2=0.0%; p=0.993), large family size (AOR=1.43;95% CI:1.09-1.76, I2=0.0%; p=0.863) and poorest wealth quantile (AOR=3.95;95% CI: 1.93-5.98; I2= 57.2%, p=0.053) were factors which significantly increased odds of urban household food insecurity in East Africa. Conclusions: The prevalence of urban household food insecurity in East Africa remains high. Therefore, policies and intervention programs should be designed to reduce the high burden of food insecurity among urban households considering the identified factors.

scholarly journals Household food insecurity and early childhood development: Systematic review and meta‐analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Klébya Hellen Dantas Oliveira ◽  
Géssica Mercia Almeida ◽  
Muriel Bauermann Gubert ◽  
Amanda Souza Moura ◽  
Ana Maria Spaniol ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Early Childhood ◽  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Early Childhood Development ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Childhood Development ◽  
Household Food Insecurity ◽  
Household Food

scholarly journals Interventions to address household food insecurity in high-income countries

2018 ◽  
Vol 77 (3) ◽  
pp. 270-281 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel Loopstra
Keyword(s):  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
High Income ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Household Food Insecurity ◽  
Food Banks ◽  
Household Food ◽  
The Usa ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Community Kitchens

Household food insecurity is a serious public health concern in high-income countries. Canada and the USA regularly monitor household food insecurity, while in other countries, such as the UK, it has been the rapid rise of food bank usage that has drawn increased attention to this longstanding, but largely overlooked, problem. This review evaluates evidence on interventions intended to reduce household food insecurity in high-income countries. Research on social protection interventions suggests both cash transfers and food subsidies (e.g. the US Supplement Nutrition and Assistance Programme) reduce household food insecurity. In contrast, research on community-level interventions, such as food banks and other food programmes, suggests limited impacts. Although food banks have become a common intervention for food insecurity in high-income countries, evidence suggests their reliance on donations of volunteer time and food make them inevitably limited in the assistance they are able to provide. The stigma people feel using food banks may also make them untenable. Alternatives to, or enhanced, food banks such as community shops or community kitchens, have become common, but evidence also suggests they may be limited in effectiveness if they do not reach people experiencing food insecurity. This review highlights the difficulty of trying to address household food insecurity with community-based food interventions when solutions likely lie upstream in social protection policies.

scholarly journals Household food insecurity associated with gestacional and neonatal outcomes: a systematic review

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Lucia Pires Augusto ◽  
Aléxia Vieira de Abreu Rodrigues ◽  
Talita Barbosa Domingos ◽  
Rosana Salles-Costa
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Neonatal Outcomes ◽  
Household Food Insecurity ◽  
Household Food

Hunger and charitable emergency food provision in the UK and beyond

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hannah Lambie-Mumford
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Household Food Insecurity ◽  
Policy Context ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Household Food ◽  
Food Provision ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Food Charity

Chapter 2 discusses in more detail the rise of food charity in the United Kingdom. It provides international, historical and policy context to this rise as well as an exploration of current knowledge relating to household food insecurity in the UK.

scholarly journals Impact of COVID-19 on child malnutrition, obesity in women and household food insecurity in underserved urban settlements in Sri Lanka: a prospective follow up study

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-24
Author(s):  
Renuka Jayatissa ◽  
Himali Herath ◽  
Amila Gayan Perera ◽  
Thulasika Thejani Dayaratne ◽  
Nawmali Dhanuska De Alwis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Child Malnutrition ◽  
Nutrition Status ◽  
Household Food Insecurity ◽  
Follow Up Study ◽  
Household Food ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Urban Settlements

Abstract Objectives: To determine changes and factors associated with child malnutrition, obesity in women and household food insecurity before and after the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic. Design: A prospective follow up study. Setting: In 2019, the baseline Urban Health and Nutrition Study (UHNS-2019) was conducted in 603 households, which were selected randomly from 30 clusters to represent underserved urban settlements in Colombo. In the present study, 35% of households from the UHNS-2019 cohort were randomly selected for repeat interviews, one year after the baseline study and 6 months after COVID-19 pandemic in Sri Lanka. Height/length and weight of children and women were re-measured, household food insecurity was reassessed, and associated factors were gathered through interviewer administered questionnaires. Differences in measurements at baseline and follow-up studies were compared. Participants: A total of 207 households, comprising 127 women and 109 children were included. Results: The current prevalence of children with wasting and overweight was higher in the follow-up study than at baseline UHNS-2019 (18.3%vs13.7%;p=0.26 and 8.3%vs3.7%;p=0.12 respectively). There was a decrease in prevalence of child stunting (14.7%vs11.9%;p=0.37). A change was not observed in overall obesity in women, which was around 30.7%. Repeated lockdown was associated with a significant reduction in food security from 57% in UHNS-2019 to 30% in the current study (p<0.001). Conclusions: There was an increase in wasting and overweight among children while women had a persistent high prevalence of obesity. This population needs suitable interventions to improve nutrition status of children and women to minimise susceptibility to COVID-19.

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