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RMJ. 2017; 42(2): 239-245


Household food insecurity and its related socioeconomic and nutritional factors among northwest Iranian high-school students

Hamid Farzaneh, Bahram Pourghassem Gargari, Mohammad Asghari Jafarabadi, Atefeh Farzaneh, Pishwa Arzhang.




Abstract

Objective: To determine family food insecurity status and its related socioeconomic and nutritional factors among northwest Iranian high-school students.
Methodology: This descriptive, analytical cross-sectional study was conducted on 480 students (277 boys and 203 girls; aged 14-17 years) along with their mothers from high schools in the spring 2015 in East Azerbaijan, Iran. During random cluster sampling, general socio-economic questionnaires, 18-items food security questionnaires and food frequency questionnaires (FFQ) were completed through face to face interviews. Weight and height of participants were measured.
Results: The prevalence of household food insecurity was 48.3%. Among the variables, family size, education level of parents, parental job status, household economic status, size of home, parents age, height-for age z-scores and mothers body mass index (BMI) were significantly associated with food security status (P

Key words: Food insecurity, high-school students, Iran, socioeconomic factors






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