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Gender differences in the prevalence of household food insecurity: a systematic review and meta-analysis
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Jung, Natália Miranda Bairros, Fernanda Souza De Pattussi, Marcos Pascoal Pauli, Sílvia Neutzling, Marilda Borges |
| Copyright Year | 2016 |
| Description | Objective: The present review aimed to identify and synthesize literature on household food insecurity with respect to whether the respondent was male or female.Design: A systematic review of prevalence studies followed by a meta-analysis was conducted between 28 August 2014 and 19 October 2014 in seven electronic databases. The search was updated in April 2016. The included studies used experience-based measures to assess household food insecurity. Dichotomous measures of food insecurity were used. Pooled odds ratios of household food insecurity prevalence in women v. men were obtained through random-effect modelling. Quality assessment, publication bias diagnostics and subgroup analysis were also performed.Setting: Population-based studies (i.e. non-clinical populations).Subjects: Participants aged 18 years or over.Results: Out of the 5145 articles initially identified, forty-two studies with a total population of 233 153 were included. In general, results showed that the odds for household food insecurity was 40 % higher in studies where women were the respondent (95 % CI 1·27, 1·54; P<0·001). Besides, subgroup analysis revealed that female-headed households were 75% (95 % CI 49–96%) more likely to be food insecure than male-headed households.Conclusions: Our results confirm the existence of gender differences in reporting household food insecurity. Furthermore, they indicate that households headed by women constitute a segment of the population that is particularly vulnerable to food insecurity. |
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| Ending Page | 916 |
| Page Count | 15 |
| Starting Page | 902 |
| ISSN | 13689800 |
| e-ISSN | 14752727 |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1368980016002925 |
| Journal | Public Health Nutrition |
| Issue Number | 5 |
| Volume Number | 20 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) |
| Publisher Date | 2016-11-10 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Public Health Nutrition Nutrition and Dietetics Food Insecurity |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Nutrition and Dietetics Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health |
