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Food insecurity and its predictors among lactating mothers in North Shoa Zone, Central Ethiopia: a community based cross-sectional study.
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- Household food insecurity and associated factors among postpartum women in southern Ethiopia: a community based cross sectional study.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Factors associated with food insecurity among pregnant women in Gedeo zone public hospitals, Southern Ethiopia.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Lived Experience and Perceptions of Adolescents on Prevention, Causes and Consequences of Double Burden of Malnutrition in Debre Berhan City, Ethiopia: A Qualitative Study.International journal of general medicine · 2023Article
- Examining the disparities: A cross-sectional study of socio-economic factors and food insecurity in Togo.PloS one · 2023Article
- The spatial modification effect of predictors on household level food insecurity in Ethiopia.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Moderators of Food Insecurity and Diet Quality in Pairs of Mothers and Their Children.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Food insecurity and its associated factors among lactating mothers in the Chiro district, Eastern Ethiopia: A community-based cross-sectional study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Article
- Factors associated with childhood underweight among orphaned preschool children: A community-based analytical cross-sectional study in Southern Ethiopia.SAGE open medicine · 2021Article
- Food Insecurity and Its Associated Factors Among Lactating Mothers in Yirgalem Town, South Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study.SAGE open nursingArticle
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Abstract
objectiveTo assess the prevalence of food insecurity (FI) and its predictors among lactating mothers in Ataye District, North Shoa Zone, Central Ethiopia.
designA community-based cross-sectional study design was used.
settingTwo urban and four rural randomly selected kebeles of the Ataye District in Ethiopia.
participantsOut of 635 participants, 612 lactating mothers aged 15-49 years participated from February to April 2018. Mothers who lived for at least 6 months and above in the district were included, and mothers who were not able to respond to an interview were excluded. A single lactating mother per household was included. Lactating mothers in the households were selected using a cluster sampling technique. The number of lactating mothers found in each kebele was taken from family folder documentation. PRIMARY OUTCOME: The prevalence and predictors of food insecurity.
resultsThe prevalence of FI among lactating mothers was 36.8%. No formal education (adjusted OR (AOR) =1.82, 95% CI 1.13 to 2.92), no income-generating activities (AOR=3.39, 95% CI 2.05 to 5.64), no home gardening practice (AOR=5.65, 95% CI 3.51 to 9.08), alcohol use by husbands (AOR=2.02, 95% CI 1.25 to 3.24), low minimum dietary diversity score (AOR=2.94, 95% CI 1.88 to 4.57), less than three frequencies of meals (AOR=3.97, 95% CI 1.65 to 9.54) and three meals only per day (AOR=1.86, 95% CI 1.08 to 3.17) were significant predictors of FI of mothers.
conclusionThe prevalence of FI was high in the study area. No formal education, no income-generating activities, no home gardening practice, alcohol use by husbands, low minimum dietary diversity score, fewer than three frequencies of meals and three meals only per day were independent predictors of FI. Therefore, increasing home gardening, decreasing alcohol intake, increasing dietary diversity and performing income-generating activities are highly recommended to reduce FI.
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