Food insecurity and self-rated health in rural Nicaraguan women of reproductive age: a cross-sectional study.
Int J Equity Health
; 17(1): 146, 2018 Sep 18.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Access to food is a basic necessity, and food insecurity may impair the individual's well-being and health. Self-rated health measurements have frequently been used to assess population health. Little is known, however, as to whether food security is associated with self-rated health in low- and middle-income settings. This study aims at analyzing the association between food security and self-rated health among non-pregnant women of reproductive age in a rural Nicaraguan setting.METHODS:
Data was taken from the 2014 update of a health and demographic surveillance system in the municipalities of Los Cuatro Santos in northwestern Nicaragua. Fieldworkers interviewed women about their self-rated health using a 5-point Likert scale. Food insecurity was assessed by the household food insecurity access (HFIAS) scale. A multilevel Poisson random-intercept model was used to calculate the prevalence ratio.RESULTS:
The survey included 5866 women. In total, 89% were food insecure, and 48% had poor self-rated health. Food insecurity was associated with poor self-rated health, and remained so after adjustment for potential confounders and accounting for community dependency.CONCLUSION:
In this Nicaraguan resource-limited setting, there was an association between food insecurity and poor self-rated health. Food insecurity is a facet of poverty and measures an important missing capability directly related to health.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Contexto em Saúde:
3_ND
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Pobreza
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População Rural
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Nível de Saúde
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Países em Desenvolvimento
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Abastecimento de Alimentos
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
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Patient_preference
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America central
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Nicaragua
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Int J Equity Health
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Article