Household Food Insecurity and Malnutrition in an Urban Field Practice Area of a Medical College
Journal Title: National Journal of Community Medicine - Year 2018, Vol 9, Issue 12
Abstract
Introduction: The Global Hunger Index 2017 ranks India at 100 out of 118 countries. FAO estimates that about 190.7 million people are un-dernourished in India, which ac-counts for 14.5% of the population. Food security is a fundamental hu-man right for all citizens in its inter-im constitution. It is also a determi-nant of nutritional outcomes, espe-cially for children. An adequate food intake, in terms of quantity and quality, is a key to healthy life. Mal-nutrition is the most serious conse-quence of food insecurity and has a multitude of health and economic implications. Objective: The study conducted to determine the prevalence of food in-security at the household level and to assess the association between food insecurity and malnutrition of under-five children. Methodology: This cross-sectional study was conducted among the mothers of under-five children in urban field practice area of Sri Sid-dhartha Medical College, Tumkur. Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS) was administered to the mother to assess the food inse-curity and anthropometric meas-urements were taken for under-five children. Results: In the present study, the prevalence of food insecurity was 33.5%. There was a statistically sig-nificant association between food insecurity and wasting and under-nutrition. There was no association between food insecurity and stunt-ing.
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Suhitha R Das, Chandana Krishna,
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