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Food insecurity and health outcomes other than malnutrition in Southern Africa : a descriptive systematic review

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Militao, Elias M. A., Salvador, Elsa M., Uthman, Olalekan A., Vinberg, Stig and Macassa, Gloria (2022) Food insecurity and health outcomes other than malnutrition in Southern Africa : a descriptive systematic review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19 (9). e5082. doi:10.3390/ijerph19095082 ISSN 1660-4601.

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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 (18โˆ’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.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor
R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine
Divisions: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences
Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School
SWORD Depositor: Library Publications Router
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Food security , Food security -- Africa, Southern, Primary health care -- Africa, Southern, Outcome assessment (Medical care) -- Africa, Southern, Food consumption -- Africa, Southern
Journal or Publication Title: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Publisher: M D P I AG
ISSN: 1660-4601
Official Date: 21 April 2022
Dates:
DateEvent
21 April 2022Published
19 April 2022Accepted
Volume: 19
Number: 9
Article Number: e5082
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19095082
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Open Access (Creative Commons)
Date of first compliant deposit: 7 June 2022
Date of first compliant Open Access: 8 June 2022
RIOXX Funder/Project Grant:
Project/Grant IDRIOXX Funder NameFunder ID
ISP 2018/28:6 MozambiqueStyrelsen fรถr Internationellt Utvecklingssamarbetehttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100004441
2017/11862 Subprogram 1.2.1Styrelsen fรถr Internationellt Utvecklingssamarbetehttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100004441

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