Escuela de Medicina, Universidad Cesar Vallejo, Piura, Peru.
Oficina de Epidemiología, Hospital Regional Lambayeque, Chiclayo, Peru.
Front Public Health. 2023 Jul 17;11:1142550. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1142550. eCollection 2023.
Piura, located in a seismic zone, faces challenges related to food security. The aim of this study was to analyze aspects related to food insecurity in the region following the 6.1-magnitude earthquake that occurred in 2021, within the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
A secondary analysis was performed in 177 people exposed to the earthquake in Piura. Food insecurity was assessed with the Household Food Insecurity Access Scale. Its association with insomnia, resilience, anxiety/depressive symptoms, and general variables were determined using generalized linear models.
Food insecurity was observed in 31.1% (95% CI: 24.3-38.4) of participants. This prevalence was higher in people with mild (PR: 1.73, 95% CI: 1.12-2.70) and moderate (PR: 1.55, 95% CI: 1.09-2.22) anxiety symptoms, severe depressive symptoms (PR: 2.74, 95% CI: 1.24-6.03), and previous exposure to the El Niño Phenomenon (PR: 1.72; 95% CI: 1.06-2.81). An income higher than 5000 Peruvian soles (approximately 1300 US dollars) was associated with a lower prevalence of food insecurity (PR: 0.22, 95% CI: 0.13-0.40).
Overall, three out of 10 individuals experienced food insecurity after the 2021 earthquake in Piura. Food insecurity may be aggravated by mental disorders, previous exposure to the El Niño phenomenon, and the COVID-19 pandemic. Our study contributes to the field by exploring a range of variables related to food insecurity in a unique context: post-earthquake and during the COVID-19 health emergency in Peru. These findings enhance our understanding of food insecurity at the regional level and highlight the need for preventive food security programs in seismic events.
皮乌拉位于地震带，面临与食品安全相关的挑战。本研究旨在分析 2021 年 6.1 级地震后该地区与 COVID-19 大流行相关的食品安全问题。
对皮乌拉 177 名地震灾民进行二次分析。采用家庭粮食不安全评估量表评估粮食不安全。使用广义线性模型确定其与失眠、弹性、焦虑/抑郁症状和一般变量的关系。
31.1%（95%CI：24.3-38.4）的参与者存在粮食不安全。轻度（PR：1.73，95%CI：1.12-2.70）和中度（PR：1.55，95%CI：1.09-2.22）焦虑症状、严重抑郁症状（PR：2.74，95%CI：1.24-6.03）和先前经历厄尔尼诺现象（PR：1.72；95%CI：1.06-2.81）的人群中，这一比例更高。收入高于 5000 秘鲁索尔（约 1300 美元）与粮食不安全的低发生率相关（PR：0.22，95%CI：0.13-0.40）。
2021 年皮乌拉地震后，总体上十分之三的人经历了粮食不安全。精神障碍、先前经历厄尔尼诺现象和 COVID-19 大流行可能使粮食不安全状况恶化。我们的研究通过在秘鲁地震后和 COVID-19 卫生紧急情况下探索与粮食不安全相关的一系列变量，为该领域做出了贡献。这些发现提高了我们对区域粮食不安全的理解，并强调了在地震事件中需要预防性的粮食安全计划。
