Determinants of food insecurity among adults residing in peri-urban municipal settings in Flanders, Belgium.
Humans
Belgium
Food Insecurity
Male
Female
Adult
Middle Aged
Surveys and Questionnaires
Urban Population
/ statistics & numerical data
Neighborhood Characteristics
/ statistics & numerical data
Socioeconomic Factors
Residence Characteristics
/ statistics & numerical data
Aged
Young Adult
Food Supply
/ statistics & numerical data
Food environment
Food security
Health inequities
High-income countries
Social environment
Journal
BMC public health
ISSN: 1471-2458
Titre abrégé: BMC Public Health
Pays: England
ID NLM: 100968562
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
29 Jul 2024
29 Jul 2024
Historique:
received:
12
02
2024
accepted:
05
07
2024
medline:
30
7
2024
pubmed:
30
7
2024
entrez:
29
7
2024
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Food insecurity is a global public health issue associated with noncommunicable diseases. Individual factors are strongly associated with food insecurity, but there is limited literature on the broader impact of both the social and food environments on food insecurity in non-English speaking European countries, given that the research was predominantly conducted in Anglophone settings. In addition, these studies have mostly been conducted in urban areas. Therefore, this study aimed to identify the main determinants of food insecurity among adults living in peri-urban areas in Flanders, Belgium. Data on socio-demographics, neighborhood social cohesion, social isolation, and perceived food environments were collected from 567 adults through a self-administered questionnaire, and objective data on the food environment were obtained through (commercial) databases on food outlets. Food insecurity was measured using the USDA Household Food Security Survey Module. Multivariable logistic regression models revealed that lower socioeconomic status (OR14.11,95%CI:4.72;61.11), reasonable (OR4.16,95%CI: 2.11;8.47) to poor and very poor (OR6.54,95%CI: 2.11;8.47) subjective health status, and living in private (OR7.01, 95% CI:3.0;17.0) or government-assisted (OR6.32,95%CI: 3.13;13.26) rental housing significantly increased the odds of food insecurity. Additionally, residing in a neighborhood with low (OR2.64, 95% CI:1.13;6.26) to medium (OR2.45,95% CI:1.21;5.11) social cohesion, having a neutral opinion (OR4.12,95%CI:1.51;11.54) about the availability of fruit and vegetables in one's neighborhood, and having an opinion that fruit and vegetable prices are too expensive (OR5.43,95% CI 2.26;14.4) significantly increased the odds of experiencing food insecurity. This study underscores the need for policies that consider factors related to social and food environments, in addition to individual factors, to effectively address food insecurity.
Identifiants
pubmed: 39075409
doi: 10.1186/s12889-024-19389-7
pii: 10.1186/s12889-024-19389-7
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
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© 2024. The Author(s).
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