Zaman Sabrina, Ahammed Tamsel, Hasan Md Abul, Huque Md Enamul
Department of Nutrition and Food Engineering, Daffodil International University, Birulia, Dhaka 1216, Bangladesh.
Department of Nutrition and Food Technology, Faculty of Applied Science and Technology, Jashore University of Science and Technology, Jashore 7408, Bangladesh.
Dialogues Health. 2025 Apr 16;6:100217. doi: 10.1016/j.dialog.2025.100217. eCollection 2025 Jun.
The COVID-19 pandemic has amplified concerns about global food insecurity, with dietary diversity emerging as a critical indicator of nutritional adequacy. These challenges have far-reaching implications for mental health, particularly in vulnerable populations.
This study delves into the intersection of post-COVID-19 household food insecurity, dietary diversity, and mental depression among affected households.
A cross-sectional study conducted with a sample size of COVID 19 affected 500 households. Bivariate linear regression performed to establish associations with food insecurity, dietary diversity, and depression.
The study found that only 33.4 % of households were food secure, while 40.8 % experienced moderate food insecurity. Most households (82.2 %) had a medium level of dietary diversity, and 45.6 % of respondents reported experiencing different level of depression. Urban residency, higher education, stable employment, and higher income were associated with lower food insecurity and better dietary diversity (( < 0.05), whereas female-headed households, joint families, and older family heads had higher levels of depression. Job losses (63 %) and income reductions (69.8 %) during COVID-19 contributed significantly ( < 0.05) to increased food insecurity and depression. Households with stable jobs, higher incomes, and access to nutritional information enjoyed better food security, greater dietary diversity, and lower depression. In contrast, rising food prices and job changes worsened both food insecurity and mental health outcomes.
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted food security, dietary diversity and mental health in Jashore, Bangladesh, exacerbating food insecurity and mental depression, especially among vulnerable groups. However, households with stable jobs, better education, and access to information fared better.
新冠疫情加剧了人们对全球粮食不安全问题的担忧，饮食多样性已成为营养充足的关键指标。这些挑战对心理健康有着深远影响，尤其是在弱势群体中。
本研究深入探讨新冠疫情后受影响家庭的家庭粮食不安全、饮食多样性与精神抑郁之间的交叉关系。
进行了一项横断面研究，样本为500个受新冠疫情影响的家庭。采用双变量线性回归来确定与粮食不安全、饮食多样性和抑郁之间的关联。
研究发现，只有33.4%的家庭粮食安全，而40.8%的家庭经历中度粮食不安全。大多数家庭（82.2%）饮食多样性处于中等水平，45.6%的受访者表示经历了不同程度的抑郁。城市居住、高等教育、稳定就业和较高收入与较低的粮食不安全和更好的饮食多样性相关（P<0.05），而女性为户主的家庭、大家庭和年龄较大的户主抑郁水平较高。新冠疫情期间的失业（63%）和收入减少（69.8%）对粮食不安全和抑郁增加有显著影响（P<0.05）。有稳定工作、较高收入且能获取营养信息的家庭粮食安全状况更好、饮食多样性更高且抑郁程度更低。相比之下，食品价格上涨和工作变动使粮食不安全和心理健康状况恶化。
新冠疫情对孟加拉国贾索尔的粮食安全、饮食多样性和心理健康产生了影响，加剧了粮食不安全和精神抑郁，尤其是在弱势群体中。然而，有稳定工作、受教育程度较高且能获取信息的家庭情况较好。
