Food insecurity in postmenopausal women
Journal Title: International Research Journal of Applied and Basic Sciences - Year 2015, Vol 9, Issue 11
Abstract
Menopause age, an important step in women's life, is affected by environmental and physiological factors. In the other hand, the food insecurity as a major public health problem has physical, social and psychological impact. Understanding the factors affecting food security situation in each age group is the first step toward improving food security. The aim of this study was to investigatethe situation of food insecurity, itsassociated factors, and the impactoffood insecurity on the menopause age in premenopausal women of Qazvin city.Population of this study consists of 250 postmenopausal women. Through interviews and filling questionnaire, some individual and demographical characteristics were determined.Results have shown that the prevalence of food insecurity was %60.4 and was significantly associated to family socio-economical status, individual education and occupation; However, no significant association was found between food insecurity and monopause age and food insecurity.
Authors and Affiliations
Atieh Razzazi| M.Sch. in Nutritional Sciences, School of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran., Ahmad Reza Dorosty Motlagh *| Ph.D. in Nutritional Sciences, Associated Professor, Department of Social Nutrition, School of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran., Mohammad Reza Eshraghian| Ph.D. in Biostatistics, Professor, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences., Khadijeh Mirzaei| Ph.D. in Nutritional Sciences. Department of Community Nutrition, School of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), P.O. Box 14155-6117, Tehran, Iran.
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