| Food insecurity is prevalent in both developed and developing
countries, which has considerable health impacts on the social,
physical, and psychological status. This study aimed to examine the food security status and its related sociodemographic
factors among the households living in Baft city of Iran.
A sample of 702 households was selected by a simple random
sampling method from January to March 2017. Using U.S.
Department of Agriculture Food Security questionnaire,
34.3% of households showed some degree of food insecurity.
Lower household size (OR = 0.84, CI: 0.73–0.97,P= .02), higher
welfare facilities (OR = 1.55, CI: 1.32–1.81,P< .001), educational
levels of the mothers and their spouse (being diploma as
compared to under-diploma) (OR = 1.57, CI: 0.98–2.53,P=
.04 and OR = 1.65, CI: 1.05–2.57, P = .02), governmental
employment as compared to unemployment of the spouse
(OR = 1.85, CI: 1.14–2.99,P= .01), and house ownership (rent
compared to owner house; OR = 0.41, CI: 0.21–0.81,P= .01)
were significantly associated with food security. The findings
showed food insecurity was associated with some sociodemographic factors among households in Baft. These findings
demonstrate that the government needs to continue its efforts
to provide appropriate funding for population-based programs
and policies, to enhance food security of the people living in
this city |