Food Insecurity, Health and Nutritional Status among Sample of Palm-plantation Households in Malaysia

Abstract: The objective was to analyze the predictive power of indicators of the perception of food and nutritional insecurity comparing beneficiary and non - beneficiary families of the Bolsa Família Program, through a cross - sectional study with 150 families. Demographic, socioeconomic, food insecurity (Brazilian Food Insecurity Scale), nutritional status (Body Mass Index) and household consumption patterns were collected. The correlation between the demographic, socioeconomic, nutritional status and level of food insecurity were tested using the Pearson correlation coefficient; the association with Chi-square and ANOVA tests; and the prevalence ratio and 95% confidence intervals with Poisson Regression model. The predictive power of indicators of food insecurity was evaluated with the ROC curve. Patterns of food consumption, demographic and health characteristics were not significantly correlated with food insecurity. In the analyzes with the ROC curve, among the beneficiary families, the income derived only from the Bolsa Família and the Renda Cidadã Program with the Bolsa Família presented a better predictive power of food insecurity, covering the curve by 70%, followed by the difference between the income from wages and rent and gas (70%). The proportions of the total income of families spent on rent and gas had low predictive power (67%). Income components, mainly rent and gas spending, showed a better performance in the prediction of food insecurity among beneficiaries of Bolsa Família, and could be a complementary quantitative indicator to the Brazilian Scale of Food Insecurity.

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Nutritional Status and Food Insecurity among the Children in Northern Sri Lanka

Procedia Food Science ◽

10.1016/j.profoo.2016.02.016 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 6 ◽

pp. 220-224 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Karthigesu Kandeepan ◽

Sandrasegrampillai Balakumar ◽

Vasanthy Arasaratnam

Keyword(s):

Sri Lanka ◽

Nutritional Status ◽

Food Insecurity

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Comparison of Nutritional Status and Food Insecurity among People Who Inject Illicit Drugs, Non Drug Users and Those on Methadone Treatment in Selected Areas of Nairobi, Kenya

Journal of Alcoholism and Drug Dependence ◽

10.4172/2329-6488.1000319 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 06 (05) ◽

Author(s):

Violet Wanjihia ◽

Erastus Muniu ◽

Moses Mwangi ◽

Catherine Mwangi ◽

Richard Mutisya ◽

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Keyword(s):

Nutritional Status ◽

Food Insecurity ◽

Drug Users ◽

Illicit Drugs ◽

Methadone Treatment

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Nutritional Status Among School-Age Children of Bangladeshi Tea Garden Workers

Food and Nutrition Bulletin ◽

10.1177/0379572120965299 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 41 (4) ◽

pp. 424-429

Author(s):

Mohd Shamim Iqbal ◽

Amanda C. Palmer ◽

Jillian Waid ◽

S. M. Mustafizur Rahman ◽

Md. M. Islam Bulbul ◽

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Keyword(s):

Nutritional Status ◽

Food Insecurity ◽

Dietary Diversity ◽

Underserved Populations ◽

World Health ◽

School Age Children ◽

School Age ◽

The Past ◽

Household Food ◽

Plasma Retinol

Background: While considerable progress has been made in reducing undernutrition in Bangladesh, regional disparities are known to exist, and certain population subgroups may lag behind. Objective: To characterize nutritional status among school-age children in a historically marginalized population of Bangladesh. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional assessment of children attending 14 nongovernmental organization-operated schools serving the tea estate population in Kulaura Upazila, Sylhet Division. We randomly selected 168 children from a population of 418 whose parents attended school-organized Parent–Teacher Association meetings. Parents provided consent and data on household food consumption in the past week, foods consumed by children in the past 24 hours, and household food insecurity. We drew venous blood from assenting children for the analysis of hemoglobin and plasma retinol, C-reactive protein, and α1-acid glycoprotein. Children were classified as stunted, underweight, or thin based on comparisons with the World Health Organization standards for height-for-age, weight-for-age, or body mass index-for-age, respectively. Results: Food insecurity was highly prevalent, with ∼85% of households affected. Roughly half of children had low dietary diversity. Prevalence estimates for stunting, underweight, and thinness were 32%, 50%, and 49%, respectively. Approximately 60% of children had a hemoglobin concentration <11 g/dL. The mean (±SD) plasma retinol concentration was 0.79 μmol/L (±0.23 μmol/L), with 34% deficient using a 0.70 μmol/L cutoff. Conclusions: A heightened focus on tracking progress in underserved populations and appropriately targeted programming will be critical as Bangladesh seeks to accelerate progress toward global development goals for nutrition.

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Improving the nutritional status of food-insecure women: first, let them eat what they like

Public Health Nutrition ◽

10.1017/s1368980007702902 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 10 (11) ◽

pp. 1288-1298 ◽

Cited By ~ 19

Author(s):

Lynn McIntyre ◽

Valerie Tarasuk ◽

Tony Jinguang Li

Keyword(s):

Nutritional Status ◽

Dietary Intake ◽

Food Insecurity ◽

Food Preferences ◽

Food Choices ◽

Healthy Food ◽

Dietary Intakes ◽

Healthy Foods ◽

Food Bank ◽

Diverse Community

AbstractObjectiveTo determine the extent to which identified nutrient inadequacies in the dietary intakes of a sample of food-insecure women could be ameliorated by increasing their access to the ‘healthy’ foods they typically eat.DesignMerged datasets of 226 food-insecure women who provided at least three 24-hour dietary intake recalls over the course of a month. Dietary modelling, with energy adjustment for severe food insecurity, explored the effect of adding a serving of the woman's own, and the group's typically chosen, nutrient-rich foods on the estimated prevalence of nutrient inadequacy.Setting and subjectsOne study included participants residing in 22 diverse community clusters from the Atlantic Provinces of Canada, and the second study included food bank attendees in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Of the 226 participants, 78% lived alone with their children.ResultsWhile nutritional vulnerability remained after modelling, adding a single serving of either typically chosen ‘healthy’ foods from women's own diets or healthy food choices normative to the population reduced the prevalence of inadequacy by at least half for most nutrients. Correction for energy deficits resulting from severe food insecurity contributed a mean additional 20% improvement in nutrient intakes.ConclusionsFood-insecure women would sustain substantive nutritional gains if they had greater access to their personal healthy food preferences and if the dietary compromises associated with severe food insecurity were abated. Increased resources to access such choices should be a priority.

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Food Insecurity and Anthropometry in Adolescents: A Literature Review

Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences ◽

10.3889/oamjms.2020.4998 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (F) ◽

pp. 234-240

Author(s):

Nikmah Utami Dewi ◽

Nurulfuadi Nurulfuadi ◽

Ummu Aiman ◽

Diah Ayu Hartini ◽

Fendi Pradana ◽

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Keyword(s):

Food Security ◽

Literature Review ◽

Nutritional Status ◽

Food Insecurity ◽

Cohort Studies ◽

Pubmed Central ◽

Increased Risk ◽

Height For Age ◽

Weight For Age ◽

Actual Relationship

BACKGROUND: The increased risk of malnutrition is affected by food insecurity. Studies in adolescents still show mixed results. AIM: This article aimed to evaluate the association between food insecurity and anthropometry measurements in studies involving adolescents. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The databases used to obtain the literature were PubMed, ScienceDirect, MEDLINE, and PubMed Central. The keywords used were food security, food insecurity, hunger, malnutrition, obesity, adolescence, adolescents, teenagers, teens, and youth in studies published from 2010 to 2019. A total of 12 articles were used in this review. RESULTS: The association between food insecurity and the incidence of malnutrition in adolescents in various regions is still diverse. Food insecurity had a negative correlation with BMI-for-age in three studies (33.3%), but one study (11.1%) showed the opposite result. Food insecurity was positively related to low height-for-age (stunting) in 50% of studies, while five other studies (55.6%) showed that food insecurity was not related to BMI-for-age or weight-for-age. Three studies (50%) showed that there was no association between food insecurity and height-for-age. CONCLUSION: Longitudinal studies, such as Cohort studies, need to be conducted to ensure the actual relationship between food insecurity and nutritional status in various regions.

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Association of Household Food Insecurity with Nutritional Status and Mental Health of Pregnant Women in Rural Bangladesh

Nutrients ◽

10.3390/nu13124303 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (12) ◽

pp. 4303

Author(s):

S. M. Tafsir Hasan ◽

Daluwar Hossain ◽

Faysal Ahmed ◽

Md Alfazal Khan ◽

Ferdousi Begum ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Nutritional Status ◽

Food Insecurity ◽

Pregnant Women ◽

Women’S Health ◽

Women's Health ◽

Household Food Insecurity ◽

Household Food ◽

Independent Association ◽

Environmental Shocks

Food insecurity may affect women’s health; however, pertinent research is scant among pregnant women. This study investigated the association of household food insecurity (HFI) with the nutritional status and mental health of 672 early-gestation (5–16 weeks) pregnant women with a singleton fetus, who participated in the screening activity of a community-based trial (NCT04868669) in Matlab, Bangladesh. Height (cm), weight (kg), body mass index (kg/m2), mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) (cm), depression, anxiety, and stress were the outcomes studied. HFI was assessed using the Household Food Insecurity Access Scale. Women’s depression, anxiety, and stress were assessed using the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scales-21. Propensity score matching based weighted multivariable linear and logistic regression were used to evaluate the independent association of HFI with the outcomes. In adjusted models, pregnant women from food-insecure households in rural Matlab were on average 2.0 cm shorter (β = −2.0, 95% CI: −3.3, −0.7), 2.0 kg lighter (β = −2.0, 95% CI: −3.4, −0.7), and had 0.6 cm lower MUAC (β = −0.6, 95% CI: −1.1, −0.1) than their food-secure counterparts. HFI was associated with higher odds of depression (OR = 3.3, 95% CI: 1.8, 5.9), anxiety (OR = 6.1, 95% CI: 3.7, 10.0), and stress (OR = 4.8, 95% CI: 1.6, 14.2) among the women. Public health measures should focus on ensuring proper nutrition during the critical growth periods of life, pregnancy, and external environmental shocks, to mitigate the adverse effects of HFI on women’s health.

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