Household food insecurity contributes to poor nutritional health, with negative
consequences on growth and development during childhood. Although early childhood …

Introduction. This study used three dependent measures of food security to assess the
magnitude of household food insecurity and its consequences on the nutritional status of …

Background. Despite mixed reports, food insecurity emerges as a predictor of nutritional
status, assumably limiting the quantity and quality of dietary intake. In Ethiopia, the …

Background Millions of people in low and low middle income countries suffer from extreme
hunger and malnutrition. Research on the effect of food insecurity on child nutrition is …

Food insecurity is a global public health challenge. Household food insecurity is the leading
risk factor of malnutrition, claiming approximately 300,000 deaths each year. Whether …

Objective The aim of this study was to examine predictors of household food insecurity,
dietary diversity, and children's mean micronutrient density adequacy and the relationship …

School children in vulnerable areas continue to be at risk for undernutrition. This study
investigated the factors associated with the nutritional status of school children in a rural …

Background: Little evidence exists on the relationship between diet-related factors and
child/adolescent malnutrition in Nigeria. This study aimed to assess the associations …

RESULTS The present study revealed that 47.9% of the adolescents experienced
household food insecurity, 24.5% experienced individual food insecurity, 18.6% household …

The burden of food insecurity and malnutrition is a severe problem experienced by many
poor households and children under the age of five are at high risk. The objective of the …