Khodabakhshzadeh Saeed, Amirzadeh Moradabadi Samira, Khodabakhshzadeh Sadegh, Baniasadi Mohammad, Harati Khalilabad Touraj
Bam University of Medical Sciences, Bam, Iran.
Department of Agricultural Economics, School of Agriculture, Zabol University, Zabol, Iran.
Arch Iran Med. 2018 Jan 1;21(1):26-28.
Awareness of the food security status of rural population and its influencing factors is essential for policy makers, public health institutions and the development of rural programs. This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in 2017 on 384 rural households in Bam city. The data was collected via the 6-item USDA questionnaire. Logistic regression was used to determine the relationship between social, economic and health factors with food security. The results indicate that 35.67% of households had full food security status, 24.47% had medium food security status and 7.04% had food insecurity status. Despite the high level of food insecurity in Bam rural households, creating employment opportunities for increasing household income, reforming inappropriate food habits, and increasing households' nutritional awareness might be effective in promoting food security.
了解农村人口的粮食安全状况及其影响因素，对政策制定者、公共卫生机构和农村项目的发展至关重要。这项描述性横断面研究于2017年在巴姆市的384户农村家庭中进行。数据通过美国农业部的6项问卷收集。采用逻辑回归分析来确定社会、经济和健康因素与粮食安全之间的关系。结果表明，35.67%的家庭处于完全粮食安全状态，24.47%的家庭处于中等粮食安全状态，7.04%的家庭处于粮食不安全状态。尽管巴姆农村家庭的粮食不安全程度较高，但创造就业机会以增加家庭收入、改变不良饮食习惯以及提高家庭营养意识可能有助于促进粮食安全。
