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A Mohammadzadeh, Ar Dorosty, Mr Eshraghian,
Volume 7, Issue 1 (20 2011)
Abstract
Background & Objectives: Food security (access to safe, nutritious, affordable food) is one of the important
determinants of health status in human life. Since monitoring and assessing of associated factors to food security
are essential for health planning, this study has tried to determine household food security status and food
consumption amongst high school student families in Esfahan, Iran.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in autumn 2008 on 580 high school 14-17y students of
Esfahan, Iran using a systematic cluster sampling. Food security and food frequency questionnaire were completed
by interviewing mothers and students.
Results: The prevalence of household food insecurity was estimated as 36.6% (95%CI: 33-40%). Household food
insecurity was positively associated with frequency of some food group intakes among students, including bread
macaroni potato legume and eggs (P<0.05). In addition, negative associations were observed between food
insecurity and frequency of other food group intakes including rice, red meat, sausage and hamburger, poultry,
fish, green vegetables, root and bulb(colored) vegetables, melons, banana, pineapple, coconut, mango, apple,
orange, milk, and yogurt (P<0.05).
Conclusion: The results of this study indicate that food insecurity is prevalent among (students) households in
Esfahan. In addition, students living in food-insecure households more frequently consumed cheap foods containing
high energy per kilogram. Therefore, appropriate nutritional programs should be designed to improve the quality
of household food consumption.
R Rafat, Ar Dorosty, Mr Eshragian, A Rezazadeh,
Volume 7, Issue 3 (11 2011)
Abstract
Background & Objectives: Increasing in prevalence of juvenile myopia in recent decades in eastern and western countries, especially in urban elementary school children, suggests that changing in early life style may play an important role in development of myopia. Our aim was to determine the relationships between myopia and overweight in elementary school children of Eslamshahr a city near Tehran, Iran
Methods: In a case control study, 240 new myopic primary school children (grade 2-4) identified as cases and 240 children without myopia in the same schools enrolled as control group.
Anthropometric information was completed from schools’. Other information about pre-entrancing to school was collected by interviewing their parents. Children having a Body mass index BMI>=85th CDC2000 percentile were identified as overweight. Adjusted odds ratio for overweight was estimated after adjusting other potential risk factors.
Results:
Of total 53.3% were girls. 23.8% of children in case group and 10.1% of them in control group were categorized in overweight group. After adjusting for other potential risk factors (family history, breast milk intake, near works, mother`s job and financial position) being overweight was independently associated to myopia
(OR: 3.10, 95% CI: 1.9-5.03).
Conclusion: It is concluded that overweight in children in preschool age, is independently associated with increased risk of myopia in primary school children. Therefore health promotion programs in order to change of the life style in this group of children should be considered.
M Payab, Ar Dorostymotlagh, Mr Eshraghian, R Rostami, F Siassi, M Ahmadi,
Volume 8, Issue 1 (20 2012)
Abstract
Background & Objectives: Food insecurity has been a global concern. The purpose
of the present study was to examine the relationship between household food
insecurity and depression in mothers with school children in Ray city.
Methods: A cross-sectional survey of 430 mothers of school children was
conducted in 2010 in Ray city. We employed USDA food security questionnaire.
The prevalence of depression in mothers was assessed by Beck Depression
Inventory (DBI).
Results: Household food insecurity was identified approximately in fifty
percent of participants and frequency of depression was 51.4% in mothers.
Depression in ‘food secure' group was 34.6%, and in ‘food insecure with hunger'
group was 77.8%. There was a positive relationship between depression and food
insecurity in mothers having primary school children living in Ray.
Conclusion: The
findings of this study revealed that level of food insecurity among mothers
seems high. This study highlights the need to integrate programs addressing
food insecurity and poor mental health for mothers.
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R Rasty, H Pouraram, A Dorosty Motlagh , R Heshmat,
Volume 11, Issue 3 (Vol 11, No 3 2015)
Abstract
Background and Objectives: Food insecurity is a major public health problem. The impact of unplanned pregnancy on the physical and mental health of the mother and the fetus is unfavorable. This study was conducted to compare the relationship between food insecurity and some demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, fertility, and pregnancy in women with planned and unplanned pregnancy in Falavarjan in 1393 (2014).
Methods: This case-control study was performed on 200 women with unplanned pregnancy (cases) and 200 women with planned pregnancy (controls) using systematic random selection. Information was collected through researcher-made and Food Security questionnaires (USDA) through interviews with the mothers. Data was analyzed with the SPSS software version 16.0 and chi-square, t-test, Mann-Whitney test, correlation coefficient, and logistic regression.
Results: The prevalence of food insecurity was significantly higher in cases (51%) than in controls (37%). Food insecurity increased the risk of unplanned pregnancy by 1.15 times (CI 95% for OR 1.08-1.22). The risk of unplanned pregnancy, in terms of food insecurity without hunger was 0.324 times more than food security conditions. The odds increased in the state of food insecurity with hunger. In groups, demographic characteristics (except for the age of the household head in the control group), fertility and pregnancy had a significant direct relationship and socioeconomic status had a significant inverse relationship with the household food security.
Conclusion: Food insecurity is associated with demographic and socioeconomic characteristics and the history of fertility and pregnancy. Unplanned pregnancy endangers the outcome of pregnancy and the health of the future generations.
