Pillay Mershen, Kara Reesha, Govindasamy Preston, Motala Razia
Disciplines of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology, School of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, KZN, South Africa.
Speech and Language Therapy, Institute of Education, Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand.
Disabil Rehabil. 2025 Apr;47(8):2000-2008. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2024.2388264. Epub 2024 Aug 14.
We investigated the relationship between disability and food security in South Africa using data from the General Household Survey (GHS).
Regression models were utilised with GHS data (2014-2018) to gauge the likelihood of food insecurity (the dependent variable) among individuals with disabilities. Socioeconomic and demographic traits of the 2018 GHS sample were analysed. All estimates were weighted and represented nationally at the individual level.
In this study population (32 187) of food insecure people, 9.64% are disabled. Food insecurity impacts more Black people with disabilities (91%) versus those without disabilities (90%), and disabled women (65%) versus nondisabled women (58%). Most reside in KwaZulu-Natal. Those with disability grants lower food insecurity odds, while child support grant recipients face higher odds. Household size and education are significant predictors, while marital status and gender are not.
This study data justifies the need for disability-inclusive food security programmes in South Africa, especially amid crises like COVID-19. Significantly, there is a nil data finding about people with eating/swallowing disabilities whose needs intersect with food security. This emphasises the need for inclusive data collection that operates within a food sovereignty framework to increase the visibility of people with disabilities.
我们利用综合住户调查（GHS）的数据，研究了南非残疾与粮食安全之间的关系。
使用GHS数据（2014 - 2018年）构建回归模型，以评估残疾人士粮食不安全（因变量）的可能性。分析了2018年GHS样本的社会经济和人口特征。所有估计值均经过加权处理，并在个体层面代表全国情况。
在本研究的粮食不安全人群（32187人）中，9.64%为残疾人。粮食不安全对残疾黑人（91%）的影响大于非残疾黑人（90%），对残疾女性（65%）的影响大于非残疾女性（58%）。大多数人居住在夸祖鲁 - 纳塔尔省。领取残疾补助金的人粮食不安全几率较低，而领取儿童抚养补助金的人面临的几率较高。家庭规模和教育程度是重要的预测因素，而婚姻状况和性别则不是。
本研究数据证明南非需要制定包含残疾因素的粮食安全计划，尤其是在像新冠疫情这样的危机期间。值得注意的是，关于饮食/吞咽残疾人群与粮食安全相关需求的数据为零。这凸显了在粮食主权框架内进行包容性数据收集的必要性，以提高残疾人的可见度。
