Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Food insecurity is a major challenge for rural households in the Central River Region. However, little is known about its determinants factors. The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors affecting household food security. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 334 households who have been recruited through multistage random sampling in Gambia. Women, as a proxy to the household, consented for the study were then interviewed the Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS) questionnaire. Data were analysed using SPSS version 24 and multiple logistic regression was conducted. RESULT: 334 households were included in this study. Three-quarters of the households (73.4%) were food insecure,9.0% households mildly food insecure, 14.1% moderately food insecure and 50.3% severely food insecure. Female household headed (aOR: 4.8, 95%CI: 1.01, 5.84), household size of ?7 members (aOR: 4.5, 95%CI: 1.18, 5.92), household income (aOR: 14.8, 95%CI: 3.74, 15.67), absence of livestock (aOR: 3.42, 95%CI: 1.21, 4.85), womens occupation (aOR: 10.5, 95%CI: 1.31, 14.47), spouses occupation (aOR: 4.55, 95%CI: 2.08, 9.75), lack of financial assistance (aOR: 2.42, 95%CI:1.03, 5.67) and lack of market access to food (aOR: 2.2, 95%CI: 1.18, 4.10), were factors associated with household food insecurity. DISCUSSION: This current study found that there was a high prevalence of household food insecurity in Central River Region, Gambia. Future studies are needed to provide evidence in another region of Gambia in order to generate policy so that measures are taken against this food insecurity problem.
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@proceedings{APCPH-2019-63,
title = {Household Food Insecurity and Its Determinants in the Rural Area of Central River Region, Gambia},
author = {Wuyeh Drammeh and Rohana Abdul Jalil and Noor Aman Hamid and Baba Njie},
year = {2019},
date = {2019-07-22},
urldate = {2019-07-22},
journal = {6th Asia-Pacific Conference on Public Health 2019 Proceedings},
issue = {6},
abstract = {INTRODUCTION: Food insecurity is a major challenge for rural households in the Central River Region. However, little is known about its determinants factors. The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors affecting household food security. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 334 households who have been recruited through multistage random sampling in Gambia. Women, as a proxy to the household, consented for the study were then interviewed the Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS) questionnaire. Data were analysed using SPSS version 24 and multiple logistic regression was conducted. RESULT: 334 households were included in this study. Three-quarters of the households (73.4%) were food insecure,9.0% households mildly food insecure, 14.1% moderately food insecure and 50.3% severely food insecure. Female household headed (aOR: 4.8, 95%CI: 1.01, 5.84), household size of ?7 members (aOR: 4.5, 95%CI: 1.18, 5.92), household income (aOR: 14.8, 95%CI: 3.74, 15.67), absence of livestock (aOR: 3.42, 95%CI: 1.21, 4.85), womens occupation (aOR: 10.5, 95%CI: 1.31, 14.47), spouses occupation (aOR: 4.55, 95%CI: 2.08, 9.75), lack of financial assistance (aOR: 2.42, 95%CI:1.03, 5.67) and lack of market access to food (aOR: 2.2, 95%CI: 1.18, 4.10), were factors associated with household food insecurity. DISCUSSION: This current study found that there was a high prevalence of household food insecurity in Central River Region, Gambia. Future studies are needed to provide evidence in another region of Gambia in order to generate policy so that measures are taken against this food insecurity problem.},
note = {Type: ORAL PRESENTATION; Organisation: Department of Community Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Health Campus, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, National Nutrition Agency (NaNA), Bakau, Gambia},
keywords = {Food insecurity, Gambia, prevalence},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {proceedings}
}