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Gender differences in the prevalence of household food insecurity: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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85 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Transgender and gender nonconforming people's vulnerability to food insecurity: systematic review and meta-synthesis.Cadernos de saude publica · 2026Pooled it
- Focusing attention on the important association between food insecurity and psychological distress: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC nutrition · 2024Pooled it
- Global Prevalence of Perinatal Depression and Its Determinants Among Rural Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Depression and anxiety · 2024Pooled it
- Senior food insecurity in the USA: a systematic literature review.Public health nutrition · 2023Pooled it
- Food Insecurity and Health Outcomes Other than Malnutrition in Southern Africa: A Descriptive Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Magnitude of urban household food insecurity in East Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Public health nutrition · 2022Pooled it
- Prevalence of household food insecurity among a healthy Iranian population: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Pooled it
- Nutrition-sensitive agriculture programme impacts women's mental health via food security in rural Bangladesh.BMJ global health · 2026Trial
- Caring for dementia caregivers: How well does social risk screening reflect unmet needs?Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2025Trial
- Food insecurity is associated with greater difficulty accessing care among people living with HIV with or without comorbid non-communicable diseases in western Kenya.BMJ global health · 2024Trial
- Household food security and urinary phthalate metabolite concentrations among US adults: Evidence from NHANES 2003-2018.Environmental epidemiology (Philadelphia, Pa.) · 2026Article
- Body Mass Index Trajectories Among Patients with Drug-Susceptible and Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Northwest Ethiopia.Infectious diseases and therapy · 2026Article
- Associations between mid-life and later-life food insecurity on probable dementia in a national sample of United States adults.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2026Article
- Food literacy as a moderator in the relationship between food security and dietary diversity among adults in Seoul: based on the 2021-2023 Seoul Food Survey.Nutrition research and practice · 2026Article
- Advancing women's mental health: Recommendations from a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine workshop.PNAS nexus · 2026Article
- Exploring gender disparities in the relationship between food insecurity and depression among older adults in India.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2026Article
- Food insecurity and elevated nicotine exposure among U.S. tobacco users: Evidence from NHANES.Addictive behaviors reports · 2026Article
- Exploring the relationship between food insecurity, exercise addiction, and muscularity-oriented eating behavior: a moderated mediation analysis of muscle dysmorphia and resilience.Journal of eating disorders · 2026Article
- Interlinked crises: the roles of food literacy, quality of life, and mental well-being in predicting adult food insecurity.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2026Article
- Parenting under the triple burden of violence, depression, and poor diet quality: An intergenerational mother-child syndemic in Nepal.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe present review aimed to identify and synthesize literature on household food insecurity with respect to whether the respondent was male or female.
designA systematic review of prevalence studies followed by a meta-analysis was conducted between 28 August 2014 and 19 October 2014 in seven electronic databases. The search was updated in April 2016. The included studies used experience-based measures to assess household food insecurity. Dichotomous measures of food insecurity were used. Pooled odds ratios of household food insecurity prevalence in women v. men were obtained through random-effect modelling. Quality assessment, publication bias diagnostics and subgroup analysis were also performed.
settingPopulation-based studies (i.e. non-clinical populations). SUBJECTS: Participants aged 18 years or over.
resultsOut of the 5145 articles initially identified, forty-two studies with a total population of 233 153 were included. In general, results showed that the odds for household food insecurity was 40 % higher in studies where women were the respondent (95 % CI 1·27, 1·54; P<0·001). Besides, subgroup analysis revealed that female-headed households were 75% (95 % CI 49-96%) more likely to be food insecure than male-headed households.
conclusionsOur results confirm the existence of gender differences in reporting household food insecurity. Furthermore, they indicate that households headed by women constitute a segment of the population that is particularly vulnerable to food insecurity.
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