Food security status, Intelligence Quotients and associated factors in village of Qehi, Esfahan
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Abstract:
Introduction
Food insecurity is a global problem with considerable health impacts and is especially important in children as it can affect their learning ability.
Objective
The present study was designed to determine household food insecurity status, intelligence quotients (IQ) and their associations with some relevant factors in village of Qehi, Esfahan.Subjects and Design: This study was conducted in 2016 on all of the children under the age of seven years in village of Qehi.
Methods
The nutritional status of participants was determined by measuring their heights and weights. General information, FFQ and USDA questionnaires were used to collect data about households socio-economic and food security status during interviews with mothers. Goodenough Draw-A-Person test was used to assess the participants IQ.
Results
The prevalence of household food insecurity was 50%. There were significant associations between food insecurity and children sex and mothers job status. Food insecurity was positively associated with number of household members (P
Conclusions
Food insecurity was prevalent among households in the studied population and it was associated with socio-economic factors. Based on these associations, food assistance programs and education is necessary in the studied population.Keywords:
Language:
English
Published:
Journal of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics, Volume:2 Issue: 1, Winter 2016
Pages:
24 to 30
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