Household food security status and its associated factors among pensioners in Arba Minch town, South Ethiopia.

Autor:	Mamo DN; Department of Health Informatics, School of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Science, Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, Ethiopia., Worku KM; Department of Medical Laboratory Science, College of Medicine and Health Science, Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, Ethiopia., Adem YF; Department of Public Health, Dessie College of Health Sciences, Dessie, Ethiopia., Shibabaw AA; Department of Health Informatics, College of Health Science, Mettu University, Mettu, Ethiopia., Habte A; School of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Science, Wachemo University, Hossana, Ethiopia., Haile Y; Department of Public Health, School of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Science, Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, Ethiopia.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Frontiers in nutrition [Front Nutr] 2024 Apr 05; Vol. 11, pp. 1363434. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Apr 05 (Print Publication: 2024).
DOI:	10.3389/fnut.2024.1363434
Abstrakt:	Introduction: Food insecurity has remained a serious public health problem in developing countries, such as Ethiopia, over the past two decades. Vulnerable populations, such as pensioners, have been affected by this problem because of emerging socio-demographic changes, a global financial crisis, and climate change, all of which have contributed to the high food prices. Hence, this study aimed to assess household food security status and associated factors among pensioners in Arba Minch town, South Ethiopia. Methods: A community-based cross-sectional study design was conducted from September to October 2023. Two hundred forty-four pensioners were chosen using a simple random sampling technique. Data were collected, cleaned, and entered into EPI-Data version 4.6 and exported to SPSS version 25 for analysis. Variables with a p -value of ≤0.25 in the bivariate analyses were candidates for the multivariable regression analysis. In the multivariable logistic regression, variables with a p -value of 0.05 were considered to have a significant association with the dependent variable. Results: A total of 238 retired people were interviewed, with a response rate of 97.5%. Among the interviewed pensioners, 223 (91.4%) households were food insecure. Having more than one dependent member [AOR = 2.4, 95% C.I: 1.30, 6.64], being jobless after retirement [AOR = 3, 95% C.I:1.17, 5.61], and being in the lowest tertile of wealth status [AOR = 2, 95% C.I:1.36, 4.99] were identified as predictors of food insecurity. Conclusion: The magnitude of household food insecurity was higher compared to the national average, and factors such as the current occupational status of the household head, dependency ratio, and wealth status of the household were significantly associated with household food insecurity. Therefore, policymakers and programmers should provide new strategies focusing on additional income-generating activities and salary increments and consider free services such as school fees and healthcare. Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. (Copyright © 2024 Mamo, Worku, Adem, Shibabaw, Habte and Haile.)
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