Department of Nutrition, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Palestine, Gaza Strip, Palestine.
Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean (EMRO), World Health Organization (WHO), Cairo, Egypt.
Ethiop J Health Sci. 2022 Mar;32(2):369-380. doi: 10.4314/ejhs.v32i2.18.
This sudy aimed to identify the prevalence of household's food insecurity and its association with demographic and socioeconomic factors.
A cross-sectional study was conducted in September 2021 among a representative sample of households in the Gaza strip governorates. A total of 1167 households randomly selected from all five governorates and were included in the study. The Radimer/Cornell food security scale was used to determine the prevalence and levels of household food insecurity. The household's demographic and socioeconomic characteristics were obtained using an interview-based questionnaire. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS version 25.
The overall prevalence of household's food insecurity was 71.5%. The prevalence by governorates was highest in Gaza (30.8%), followed by Khanyounis (23.0%), North-Gaza (18.6%), Middle-Area (15.2%) and Rafah (12.4%). Regarding the food insecurity levels, 333 (28.5%) of the households were food secure, 422 (36.2%) had mild food insecurity, 161 (13.8%) had moderate food insecurity, and 251 (21.5%) had severe food insecurity. Significant associations were found between governorates, monthly income, homeownership, work status with the household's food insecurity, (Crude OR [COR] = 2.02, 95% CI = [1.02-3.98], P value < 0.05), (COR = 2.00, 95% CI = [1.04-2.75], P value < 0.05), (COR = 2.36, 95% CI = [1.39-3.99], P value < 0.05), and (COR = 1.14, 95% CI = [0.66-1.97], P value < 0.05), respectively.
Our study demonstrates that food insecurity is highly prevalent in the Gaza strip and is associated with poor living conditions. Therefore, this high prevalence should be seriously discussed and urgently considered.
本研究旨在确定家庭食物不安全的流行情况及其与人口统计学和社会经济因素的关系。
2021 年 9 月，在加沙地带五个省进行了一项横断面研究。从所有五个省中随机抽取了 1167 户家庭参与研究。采用 Radimer/Cornell 食物安全量表来确定家庭食物不安全的流行程度和水平。使用基于访谈的问卷获得家庭的人口统计学和社会经济特征。使用 SPSS 版本 25 进行统计分析。
家庭食物不安全的总体流行率为 71.5%。按省划分，加沙（30.8%）的流行率最高，其次是汗尤尼斯（23.0%）、北加沙（18.6%）、中地区（15.2%）和拉法（12.4%）。关于食物不安全水平，333 户（28.5%）家庭食物安全，422 户（36.2%）轻度食物不安全，161 户（13.8%）中度食物不安全，251 户（21.5%）严重食物不安全。发现省、月收入、住房所有权、工作状况与家庭食物不安全之间存在显著关联，（粗比值比[COR] = 2.02，95%置信区间[CI] = [1.02-3.98]，P 值 < 0.05），（COR = 2.00，95% CI = [1.04-2.75]，P 值 < 0.05），（COR = 2.36，95% CI = [1.39-3.99]，P 值 < 0.05），和（COR = 1.14，95% CI = [0.66-1.97]，P 值 < 0.05）。
我们的研究表明，食物不安全在加沙地带非常普遍，并且与贫困的生活条件有关。因此，应该认真讨论和紧急考虑这一高流行率。
