Exploring Food Access and Sociodemographic Correlates of Food Consumption and Food Insecurity in Zanzibari Households
| Autor: | Soerge Kelm, M. A. Sheikh, Christoph Buck, Antje Hebestreit, Maria Adam Nyangasa |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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| Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Volume 16 Issue 9 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 16, Iss 9, p 1557 (2019) International journal of environmental research and public health, 16(9):1557 |
| ISSN: | 1660-4601 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/ijerph16091557 |
| Popis: | Rapid growth of the Zanzibari population and urbanization are expected to impact food insecurity and malnutrition in Zanzibar. This study explored the relationship between food access (FA) and sociodemographic correlates with food consumption score and food insecurity experience scale. Based on cross-sectional data of 196 randomly selected households, we first investigated the association between sociodemographic correlates and Food Consumption Score (FCS) and Food Insecurity Experience Scale using multilevel Poisson regression. Secondly, the role of FA in these associations was investigated by interaction with the respective correlates. About 65% of households had poor food consumption, and 32% were severely food-insecure. Poor FA was more prevalent in households with poor food consumption (71%). Polygamous households and larger households had a higher chance for severe food insecurity. In the interaction with FA, only larger households with poor FA showed a higher chance for severe food insecurity. In households having no vehicle, good FA increased the chance of having acceptable FCS compared to poor FA. By contrast, urban households with good FA had a twofold chance of acceptable FCS compared to rural household with poor FA. Poor FA, poor food consumption and food insecurity are challenging hence, facilitating households&rsquo FA may improve the population&rsquo s nutrition situation. |
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