Relationship between household food insecurity and food and nutrition literacy among children of 9–12 years of age: a cross-sectional study in a city of Iran

BMC Research Notes

Majid Khadem-Rezaiyan¹  Maryam Amini²  Maryam Khosravi³  Omid Eslami⁴  Parisa Pourmohammadi⁵  Azam Doustmohammadian⁶  Fatemeh Khorramrouz⁷ 

[1] Clinical Research Development Unit of Akbar Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran;Department of Nutrition Research, Faculty of Nutrition and Food Technology, National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran;Department of Nutrition, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Vakilabad Blvd, Azadi Square, Mashhad, Iran;Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran;Department of Nutrition, Varastegan Institute for Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran;Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran;Student Research Committee, Department of Nutrition, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran;

关键词: Food and nutrition literacy;    Food insecurity;    Children;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s13104-020-05280-2

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to assess the relationship between household food insecurity (HFI) with food and nutrition literacy (FNLIT) in a sample of Iranian children. This cross sectional study was performed on 315 children aged 9 to 12 years recruited from the primary schools throughout Mashhad, Iran. The Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS) was used to assess the HFI. Also, overall FNLIT score and its sub-categories were evaluated using a validated 40-item questionnaire.ResultsThe prevalence of HFI in the total sample was about 56%. Also, almost 14% of students had a low FNLIT score. Food insecure children had significantly lower levels of FNLT and some subscales including nutrition knowledge, food choice literacy, and food label literacy than the food-secure subjects, moreover, they had a higher likelihood of having low FNLIT score (OR = 2.89, CI 1.03–8.09; p = 0.04). In conclusion, there is a negative association between HFI and FNLIT in children. Further studies to confirm this finding are needed.

【 授权许可】

CC BY