Food Insecurity is Associated with Low Dietary Diversity in Rural Women in Mexico: Results from the Mexican National Health and Nutrition Survey, ENSANUT 2018.
Ecol Food Nutr
; 62(5-6): 286-307, 2023 Nov 02.
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| ID: mdl-37743739
ABSTRACT
Rural women suffer greater vulnerability to food insecurity (FI) compared to their urban or male counterparts. We analyzed the association between food security (FS) status and dietary diversity (DD) in rural women through data from the Mexican National Health and Nutrition Survey (ENSANUT) 2018 from 2,099 rural women. DD was measured using a semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire. FS was measured using the Latin America and Caribbean Food Security Scale (ELCSA). The prevalence of any level of FI was 70.1%. Mean DD score was 3.8. Mild FI was associated with low DD (OR 1.49, 95% CI 1.06, 2.10). Results highlight the need for government strategies targeted to this population sector to improve their diet quality.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Dieta
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Abastecimento de Alimentos
Tipo de estudo:
Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Mexico
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Ecol Food Nutr
Ano de publicação:
2023
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Article
País de afiliação:
México