SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
Food Insecurity and Health Outcomes Other than Malnutrition in Southern Africa: A Descriptive Systematic Review.
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- Association between household food insecurity and stunting in children aged 0-59 months: Systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies.Maternal & child nutrition · 2024Pooled it
- Estimate the burden of malnutrition among children with cerebral palsy in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review with meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2024Pooled it
- Association between food insecurity and chronic noncommunicable diseases in Brazil: a systematic review.Revista brasileira de epidemiologia = Brazilian journal of epidemiology · 2024Pooled it
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- Women's experiences of high-risk pregnancy care in resource constrained Cape Town communities.Health SA = SA Gesondheid · 2025Article
- Africa's contribution to global sustainable and healthy diets: a scoping review.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Review
- Magnitude, Determinants, and Coping Strategies of Food Insecurity Among People Living With HIV/AIDS in Eastern Ethiopia.AIDS research and treatment · 2025Article
- Food Insecurity Is Common in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Is Associated with Increased Ultra-Processed Food Intake.Nutrients · 2024Article
- HIV in Eswatini: Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Strategies.Current tropical medicine reports · 2024Article
- Associated factors of diet quality among people living with HIV/AIDS in Ghana.BMC nutrition · 2024Article
- Food insecurity is associated with low diet quality and unhealthy cooking and eating habits in Iranian women.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2024Article
- Food insecurity, environment, institutional quality, and health outcomes: evidence from South Asia.Globalization and health · 2024Article
- Seasonal variations in household food security and consumption affect women's nutritional status in rural South Ethiopia.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
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5 authors at 4 institutions in 5 countries.
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Abstract
Food insecurity (FI) is one of the major causes of malnutrition and is associated with a range of negative health outcomes in low and middle-income countries. The burden of FI in southern Africa is unknown, although FI continues to be a major public health problem across sub-Saharan Africa as a whole. Therefore, this review sought to identify empirical studies that related FI to health outcomes among adults in southern Africa. Altogether, 14 publications using diverse measures of FI were reviewed. The majority of the studies measured FI using modified versions of the United States Department of Agriculture Household Food Security Survey Module. A wide range in prevalence and severity of FI was reported (18-91%), depending on the measurement tool and population under investigation. Furthermore, FI was mostly associated with hypertension, diabetes, anxiety, depression and increased risk of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) acquisition. Based on the findings, future research is needed, especially in countries with as yet no empirical studies on the subject, to identify and standardize measures of FI suitable for the southern African context and to inform public health policies and appropriate interventions aiming to alleviate FI and potentially improve health outcomes in the region.
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