scholarly journals Local social environmental factors are associated with household food insecurity in a longitudinal study of children

2012 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Megan Ann Carter ◽  
Lise Dubois ◽  
Mark S Tremblay ◽  
Monica Taljaard
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Household Food Insecurity ◽  
Household Food ◽  
Social Environmental ◽  
Social Environmental Factors

Household Food Insecurity during Pregnancy as a Predictor of Anthropometric Indices Failures in Infants Aged Less than Six Months: A Retrospective Longitudinal Study

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-24
Author(s):  
Karim Karbin ◽  
Fatemeh Khorramrouz ◽  
Ehsan Mosa Farkhani ◽  
Seyyed Reza Sobhani ◽  
Negin Mosalmanzadeh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Household Food Insecurity ◽  
Third Trimester ◽  
Anthropometric Indices ◽  
Record System ◽  
The Third ◽  
Household Food ◽  
Food Insecure Households ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Objective: To investigate the impact of household food insecurity during the third trimester of pregnancy on the growth indicators of infants aged less than six months. Design: Retrospective longitudinal study. Setting: 137 healthcare centres (15 cities) in Khorasan Razavi province, Iran. Data were extracted from the Sina Electronic Health Record System (SinaEHR®). Participants: This study was conducted on 2,481 mother and infant dyads during November 2016-March 2019. The household food insecurity access scale (HFIAS; nine-item version) was used to measure food insecurity in the third trimester of pregnancy. Women who delivered singleton infants were included in the study, and anthropometric indices of infants were measured throughout the first sixth months of life. Results: Approximately 67% of the participants were food-secure, while 33% had varying degrees of food insecurity. The children born to the mothers in the food-insecure households were respectively 2.01, 3.03, and 3.83 times more likely to be stunted at birth (95% CI: 1.17-3.46), four months (95% CI: 1.21-7.61), and six months of age (95% CI: 1.37-10.68) compared to their counterparts in the food-secure households. However, there were no significant differences in mean birthweight, birth height, and head circumference at birth between the two groups. Conclusions: Household food insecurity during pregnancy is a risk factor for stunting in infants aged less than six months. Therefore, national nutrition programs could considerably support women in food-insecure households during and before pregnancy.

scholarly journals Socio-economic, behavioural and environmental factors predicted body weights and household food insecurity scores in the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Kindergarten

2008 ◽  
Vol 100 (2) ◽  
pp. 438-444 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alok Bhargava ◽  
Dean Jolliffe ◽  
Larry L. Howard
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Early Childhood ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Energy Requirements ◽  
Household Food Insecurity ◽  
Early Childhood Longitudinal Study ◽  
Household Food ◽  
Body Weights ◽  
The Usa

Recent increases in obesity prevalence among children in developed countries are of policy concern. While significant positive associations between households' food insecurity status and body weights have been reported for adults, it is known from the energy physiology literature that energy requirements depend on BMR, anthropometric measures and physical activity. It is therefore important to model the bi-directional relationships between body weights and households' food insecurity scores especially for children that have evolving nutrient and energy requirements. The present paper estimated dynamic random effects models for children's body weights and BMI, and households' food insecurity scores using longitudinal data on 7635 children in the USA enrolled in 1st, 3rd and 5th grades (1999–2003) of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Kindergarten. The main findings were, first, physical exercise and numbers of siblings were significantly (P < 0·05) negatively associated with body weights, while households' food insecurity score was not a significant predictor. Moreover, children's body weights were significantly lower in households with higher parental education and incomes; time spent watching television and in non-parental care were positively associated with weights. Second, models for households' food insecurity scores showed that poverty and respondents' poor emotional and physical health significantly increased food insecurity. Moreover, households with children who were taller and heavier for their ages faced significantly higher food insecurity levels. Overall, the results showed that household food insecurity was unlikely to exacerbate child obesity in the USA and it is important that children receive balanced school meals and perform higher physical activity.

A Longitudinal Study of WIC Participation on Household Food Insecurity

2010 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 627-633 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Metallinos-Katsaras ◽  
Kathleen S. Gorman ◽  
Parke Wilde ◽  
Jan Kallio
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Household Food Insecurity ◽  
Household Food ◽  
Wic Participation

scholarly journals Spatial Disparity in Food Environment and Household Economic Resources Related to Food Insecurity in Rural Korean Households with Older Adults

Nutrients ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 1514 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jae Shim ◽  
Seo-jin Kim ◽  
Kirang Kim ◽  
Ji-Yun Hwang
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Economic Resources ◽  
Household Food Insecurity ◽  
Spatial Disparity ◽  
Mountain Areas ◽  
Household Food ◽  
Home Gardening

Different contextual factors of a household and a community, such as access to resources and transportation, may influence the level of food insecurity. The objective of this study was to identify how food environmental factors and economic resources were related to food insecurity in Korean older adults residing in different contexts of rural areas. Face-to-face interviews with 248 older adults residing in land (n = 149) and mountain (n = 99) rural areas were performed. In both areas, risk of food insecurity was increased for households with limited community food accessibility measured by having difficulties in food purchasing due to food stores far from home. There were discrepancies in factors related to increased risks of food insecurity between households in land and mountain areas. The experience of reducing food expenditure resulting from burden of heating costs during the winter in households in a mountain area whereas the percent proportion of housing fee and household cook’s physical disability in households residing in the land area were found to be factors associated with increased risks of food insecurity. For households residing in mountain areas, the risk of food insecurity was decreased when economic resources measured by average monthly income for the last one year was increased and there was farming or home gardening activity. Such spatial disparity might affect household food insecurity in rural areas. In addition, food environmental factors and economic resources may affect household food insecurity differently according to the diverse contexts of rural areas. Better understanding of spatial challenges in food insecurity faced by seniors in a large rural area would help prepare programs or policy change to strengthen and improve their food environments.

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