Department of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, The Hashemite University, Zarqa 13133, Jordan.
Department of Nutrition and Food Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid 22110, Jordan.
Nutrients. 2022 May 27;14(11):2252. doi: 10.3390/nu14112252.
The 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an emerging respiratory infection with severe impacts on the nutritional status of the worldwide population. This cross-sectional study was conducted to assess the food insecurity, dietary diversity, and food-related coping strategies in Jordan during the pandemic using an online, self-administered questionnaire. Among the 740 adults who completed the survey, the prevalence of food security was 84.1%, whereas 2% and 13.9% were moderately and severely food-insecure, respectively. The determinants of food insecurity were educational level, monthly income, marital status, availability of health insurance, and type of residence. In addition, food insecurity was significantly higher among the participants who consumed two or fewer meals per day (p = 0.015). Moreover, an acceptable food consumption score was shown among 76.2% of the participants, and the remaining participants were at borderline (14.1%) or had poor scores (9.7%), with a significant association between food insecurity and food consumption scores (p < 0.001). The food-related coping strategies studied were significantly associated with food insecurity at both levels (p < 0.001) and were more evident in the severely food-insecure group. These findings highlight the adverse effects of COVID-19 restrictions on nutritional status, especially among food-insecure households, which might reduce food accessibility due to economic difficulties.
2019 年冠状病毒病（COVID-19）是一种新兴的呼吸道传染病，对全球人口的营养状况造成严重影响。本横断面研究使用在线自填问卷评估了 COVID-19 大流行期间约旦的食物不安全、饮食多样性和与食物相关的应对策略。在完成调查的 740 名成年人中，食品安全的患病率为 84.1%，中度和严重食物不安全的比例分别为 2%和 13.9%。食物不安全的决定因素包括教育水平、月收入、婚姻状况、是否有健康保险以及居住类型。此外，每天食用两餐或更少餐的参与者中，食物不安全的比例显著更高（p = 0.015）。此外，76.2%的参与者表现出可接受的食物消费评分，其余参与者处于边缘（14.1%）或评分较差（9.7%），食物不安全与食物消费评分之间存在显著关联（p < 0.001）。研究中涉及的与食物相关的应对策略在两个层面上都与食物不安全显著相关（p < 0.001），并且在严重食物不安全的群体中更为明显。这些发现强调了 COVID-19 限制对营养状况的不利影响，尤其是对食物不安全家庭的影响，这可能会因经济困难而降低食物的可及性。
