Food Security Status of Pregnant Women in Yazd, Iran, ۲۰۱۴-۲۰۱۵

  Background: Food security status is an important indicator for measuring the level of individualschr('۳۹') access to sufficient and nutritious food. This study was conducted to investigating the food security status in pregnant women in Yazd, Iran. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, ۳۵۱ pregnant women with gestational age of ۲۴ to ۳۲ weeks were randomly selected. Food security status was measured by household food insecurity access scale (HAFIS) questionnaire. Demographic information was extracted from the health records of mothers. The data were analyzed using logistic regression test. Results: The mean age of studied women was ۲۷.۸۴ ± ۵.۴۶ years and the mean of their food security score was ۳.۴۵ ± ۴.۴۰. Food secure, marginal insecurity, and severe insecurity were observed in ۴۵.۶, ۳۹, and ۱۵.۴ percent of participants, respectively. Socioeconomic status (SES) and non-Persian ethnicity had a significant relationship (P = ۰.۴۰) with food insecurity. Logistic regression analysis showed that the odds ratio of severe food insecurity in the low SES was ۱۳ times higher than its odds in the high SES. The odds ratio of severe food insecurity for non-Persian was also ۶ times higher than its odds for Persian people. Conclusion: More than half of the pregnant women were in the mild to severe range of food insecurity and the prevalence of this situation was higher in women with low social economic status and non-native groups.  

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Pregnant women ، Food security ، Yazd