Nutritional outcomes related to household food insecurity among mothers in rural Malaysia
During the past two decades, the rates of food insecurity and obesity have risen. Although a relationship between these two seemingly-paradoxical states has not been repeatedly seen in men, research suggests that a correlation between them exists in women. This study examines nutritional outcomes of...
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| description | During the past two decades, the rates of food insecurity and obesity have risen. Although a relationship between these two seemingly-paradoxical states has not been repeatedly seen in men, research suggests that a correlation between them exists in women. This study examines nutritional outcomes of household food insecurity among mothers in rural Malaysia. A cross-sectional survey of low-income households was conducted, and 223 households with mothers aged 18-55 years, who were non-lactating, non-pregnant, and had at least one child aged 2-12 years, were purposively selected. A questionnaire was administered that included the Radimer/Cornell Scale, items about sociodemographic characteristics, and anthropometric measurements. Of the households, 16.1% were food-secure whereas 83.9% experienced some kind of food insecurity: 29.6% of households were food-insecure, 19.3% contained individuals who were foodinsecure, and 35.0% fell into the 'child hunger' category. The result reported that household-size, total monthly income, income per capita, and food expenditure were significant risk factors of household food insecurity. Although there was a high prevalence of overweight and obese mothers (52%) and 47.1% had at-risk waist-circumference (=80 cm), no significant association was found between food insecurity, body mass index, and waist-circumference. In conclusion, the rates of household food insecurity and overweight and obesity were high in the study population, although they are looking paradoxical. Longitudinal studies with larger sample-sizes are recommended to further examine the relationship between food insecurity and obesity. |
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| spelling | upm-297622015-09-21T00:50:04Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29762/ Nutritional outcomes related to household food insecurity among mothers in rural Malaysia Ihab, A. N. Abdul Jalil, Rohana Wan Manan, W. M. W. N., Wan Suriati Mohd Shariff, Zalilah Abdullah , Mohamed Rusli During the past two decades, the rates of food insecurity and obesity have risen. Although a relationship between these two seemingly-paradoxical states has not been repeatedly seen in men, research suggests that a correlation between them exists in women. This study examines nutritional outcomes of household food insecurity among mothers in rural Malaysia. A cross-sectional survey of low-income households was conducted, and 223 households with mothers aged 18-55 years, who were non-lactating, non-pregnant, and had at least one child aged 2-12 years, were purposively selected. A questionnaire was administered that included the Radimer/Cornell Scale, items about sociodemographic characteristics, and anthropometric measurements. Of the households, 16.1% were food-secure whereas 83.9% experienced some kind of food insecurity: 29.6% of households were food-insecure, 19.3% contained individuals who were foodinsecure, and 35.0% fell into the 'child hunger' category. The result reported that household-size, total monthly income, income per capita, and food expenditure were significant risk factors of household food insecurity. Although there was a high prevalence of overweight and obese mothers (52%) and 47.1% had at-risk waist-circumference (=80 cm), no significant association was found between food insecurity, body mass index, and waist-circumference. In conclusion, the rates of household food insecurity and overweight and obesity were high in the study population, although they are looking paradoxical. Longitudinal studies with larger sample-sizes are recommended to further examine the relationship between food insecurity and obesity. International Center for Diarrhoeal Disease Research 2013-12 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29762/1/Nutritional%20outcomes%20related%20to%20household%20food%20insecurity%20among%20mothers%20in%20rural%20Malaysia.pdf Ihab, A. N. and Abdul Jalil, Rohana and Wan Manan, W. M. and W. N., Wan Suriati and Mohd Shariff, Zalilah and Abdullah , Mohamed Rusli (2013) Nutritional outcomes related to household food insecurity among mothers in rural Malaysia. Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 31 (4). pp. 480-489. ISSN 1606-0997; ESSN: 2072-1315 |
| spellingShingle | Ihab, A. N. Abdul Jalil, Rohana Wan Manan, W. M. W. N., Wan Suriati Mohd Shariff, Zalilah Abdullah , Mohamed Rusli Nutritional outcomes related to household food insecurity among mothers in rural Malaysia |
| title | Nutritional outcomes related to household food insecurity among mothers in rural Malaysia |
| title_full | Nutritional outcomes related to household food insecurity among mothers in rural Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Nutritional outcomes related to household food insecurity among mothers in rural Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nutritional outcomes related to household food insecurity among mothers in rural Malaysia |
| title_short | Nutritional outcomes related to household food insecurity among mothers in rural Malaysia |
| title_sort | nutritional outcomes related to household food insecurity among mothers in rural malaysia |
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