Household Food Security Is Inversely Associated with Undernutrition among Adolescents from Kilosa, Tanzania
Household Food Security Is Inversely Associated with Undernutrition among Adolescents from Kilosa, Tanzania
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DOI：
10.3945/jn.111.155994
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发表时间：
2012-09-01
影响因子：
4.2
通讯作者：
Levinson, E. James
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作者：
Cordeiro, Lorraine S.;Wilde, Parke E.;Levinson, E. James
家庭粮食不安全导致营养健康状况不佳，对儿童时期的生长和发展造成不利影响。尽管儿童早期的营养需求受到了很大的关注，但另一个重要的营养阶段是青春期。在坦桑尼亚基洛萨区的670名青少年样本中，这项研究使用了3种方法来更好地理解食物不安全和营养不良之间的关系。首先，本研究调查了坦桑尼亚基洛萨区670名青少年的3种常用的家庭食品安全指标与营养不良之间的关系。家庭粮食安全、每成人当量能量充足性、饮食多样性得分和应对策略指数与家庭资产之间存在显著的相关性(P<；0.05)。其次，这项研究测量了该地区青少年的营养状况，发现营养不良的发生率很高(21%的人有按年龄计算的BMI
Household food insecurity contributes to poor nutritional health, with negative consequences on growth and development during childhood. Although early childhood nutrition needs have received much attention, another important nutritional phase is adolescence. In a sample of 670 adolescents from Kilosa District, Tanzania, this study used 3 approaches to better understand the relationship between food insecurity and undernutrition. First, this study examined the associations between 3 commonly used measures of household food security and undernutrition among 670 adolescents from Kilosa District, Tanzania. The measures of household food security, energy adequacy per adult equivalent, dietary diversity score, and coping strategies index, were strongly correlated with each other and household assets (P < 0.05). Second, this study measured the nutritional status of adolescents in this district, finding a high prevalence of undernutrition (21% with BMI-for-age