Prevalence of food insecurity and related factors among slum households in Kerman, south of Iran

Mohammadreza Amiresmaeili, Vahid Yazdi‐Feyzabadi and Majid Heidarijamebozorgi

International Journal of Health Planning and Management, 2021, vol. 36, issue 5, 1589-1599

Abstract: Introduction Household food insecurity (FI) is defined as limited or uncertain access to nutritionally adequate and safe food or limited ability to obtain foods in socially acceptable ways has become a global issue in recent decades. Methods This cross‐sectional study was conducted in Kerman, southeast of Iran in 2019, covering 559 marginalised households. United States Department of Agriculture food security measure was used for data collection. Finally, data were analysed using t‐test, χ2, Mann–Whitney tests and logistic regression. Results The prevalence of FI was 82% among slums households. The most important experience of FI in households was reliance on low‐cost foods. There was a significant relationship between slums FI and gender of head of household, household size, household income, household education level and marital status (p ˂ 0.05). According to the results of the multivariate regression the variables of education, household income level and household size significantly determined FI (p ˂ 0.05). Conclusion The most important determinant of FI was low socioeconomic status (income, education, household size). Hence, public policies targeting socioeconomic factors should be made to improve the socioeconomic status of slum dwellers.

Date: 2021
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