Socio-economic determinants of household food security and women's dietary diversity in rural Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study

Journal of Health, Population, and Nutrition
Helen Harris-FryEdward Fottrell

Abstract

There has been limited decline in undernutrition rates in South Asia compared with the rest of Asia and one reason for this may be low levels of household food security. However, the evidence base on the determinants of household food security is limited. To develop policies intended to improve household food security, improved knowledge of the determinants of household food security is required. Household data were collected in 2011 from a randomly selected sample of 2,809 women of reproductive age. The sample was drawn from nine unions in three districts of rural Bangladesh. Multinomial logistic regression was conducted to measure the relationship between selected determinants of household food security and months of adequate household food provisioning, and a linear regression to measure the association between the same determinants and women's dietary diversity score. The analyses found that land ownership, adjusted relative risk ratio (RRR) 0.28 (CI 0.18, 0.42); relative wealth (middle tertile 0.49 (0.29, 0.84) and top tertile 0.18 (0.10, 0.33)); women's literacy 0.64 (0.46, 0.90); access to media 0.49 (0.33, 0.72); and women's freedom to access the market 0.56 (0.36, 0.85) all significantly reduced the risk of food insecu...Continue Reading

References

May 2, 2002·Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry·Sandra E Kays, Franklin E Barton
Dec 19, 2002·Journal of Medicinal Food·Claude L Hughes, Tilak R Dhiman
Apr 15, 2006·The Journal of Nutrition·Patrick WebbPaula Bilinsky
Jan 22, 2008·Lancet·Robert E BlackUNKNOWN Maternal and Child Undernutrition Study Group
Feb 22, 2012·Public Health Nutrition·Jessica LeahMiluska V Carrasco

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Jan 26, 2016·PloS One·Gautam K Kshatriya, Subhendu K Acharya
Feb 20, 2018·Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences·Malay K MridhaKathryn G Dewey
Jan 27, 2018·Global Pediatric Health·Teresa Bleakly KortzKimberly Baltzell
Aug 16, 2018·Public Health Nutrition·Rasheda KhanamUNKNOWN MIST Study Team of the Projahnmo Study Group in Bangladesh
Jul 25, 2019·PloS One·Aaron Kobina ChristianAndrew D Jones
Aug 25, 2018·Maternal & Child Nutrition·Kate Schneider, William A Masters
Jan 26, 2020·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Warren DoddDonald C Cole
Mar 21, 2020·Maternal & Child Nutrition·Helen Harris-FrySuneetha Kadiyala
Sep 30, 2020·Maternal & Child Nutrition·Gargi Wable GrandnerJohn Hoddinott
Aug 15, 2017·PloS One·Abdul-Razak AbizariInge D Brouwer
Jul 5, 2017·BMC Public Health·Marianne Sandsmark MorsethSigrun Henjum
Feb 28, 2019·European Journal of Clinical Nutrition·Sutapa AgrawalS V Subramanian
Aug 14, 2020·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Vibhas SukhwaniRajib Shaw
Jul 28, 2020·International Journal of Public Health·Leidy Johanna Hurtado-BermúdezFabián Méndez
Jun 12, 2020·Food and Nutrition Bulletin·Soumya GuptaPrabhu L Pingali
Jul 16, 2020·Ciência & saúde coletiva·Eloise SchottSylvia do Carmo Castro Franceschini
Apr 17, 2020·Current Developments in Nutrition·Mansura KhanamTahmeed Ahmed
Feb 3, 2021·Maternal & Child Nutrition·Mohammed BukariAbdul-Razak Abizari
Jun 22, 2021·African Development Review = Revue Africaine De Développement·Cleopatra Oluseye Ibukun, Abayomi Ayinla Adebayo
Sep 2, 2021·Maternal & Child Nutrition·Jo-Anna B BaxterZulfiqar A Bhutta

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Methods Mentioned

BETA
PCA

Software Mentioned

Access
Stata
IC

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.