Food Insecurity and Mental Health: A Meta-Analysis

Tribble, Anna Grace; Maxfield, Amanda; Hadley, Craig; Goodman, Michael

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“…Food insecurity was associated with higher probabilities of symptoms of anxiety. This is an expected association as food insecurity is a known predictor of mental health conditions (35). Nevertheless, this relationship is particularly relevant in a situation in which food insecurity is getting worse through time.…”

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Associations of the COVID-19 Pandemic With Social Wellbeing Indicators in Mexico

Vilar‐Compte

Hernández-F

Gaitán-Rossi

et al. 2021

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Background: Public health measures for COVID-19 containment have implied economic and social life disruptions, which have been particularly deleterious in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) due to high rates of informal employment, overcrowding, and barriers to accessing health services, amongst others social determinants. Mexico, a LMIC, is a country with a high COVID-19 mortality in which there has been a very limited governmental response to help mitigate such COVID-related disruptions. This study analyzes the association of the first wave of the COVID-19 crisis in Mexico with four wellbeing indicators: income, employment, anxiety, and food security. Methods: It uses pooled cross-sectional data (n=5,453) of five monthly nationally representative surveys collected between April and August 2020. Probit models are estimated to assess the association of the pandemic with job loss and anxiety; a multinomial logistic regression is estimated for food security, and an ordinary least squares regression assesses the association between the pandemic and changes in household’s income. Results: Females were significantly associated with worse outcomes for the 4 wellbeing measures with an average reduction of 2.3% in household income compared to pre-COVID-19 levels, an increased probability (6.4 pp) if being in a household that had lost jobs, decreased probability of food security (6.9 pp), and an increased risk of anxiety symptoms (8.5 pp). In addition, those with lower SES and household with children also reported worse outcomes for employment, income and food security. The month variable was also statistically significant in these models suggesting that as more months of the pandemic elapsed the effects persisted. Conclusion: The currents study documents hos the COVID-19 pandemic is associated with different wellbeing indicators in a LMIC. It suggests the urgent need to take actions to support vulnerable groups, particularly women, households with children and those in the lowest SES. If policy actions are not taken, the pandemic will increase social and gender disparities, and will jeopardize childhood development

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confidence: 92%

Associations of the COVID-19 Pandemic With Social Wellbeing Indicators in Mexico

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Hernández-F

Gaitán-Rossi

et al. 2021

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“…Investigating the relationship between food insecurity and mental health disorders is an ongoing topic of interest to researchers. It has been shown that depressive symptoms, anxiety and stress are higher among food-insecure households (Ezzeddin et al, 2018; Tribble et al, 2020). Food-insecure households usually consume low quality diets, which in turn, are associated with poor mental health (Davison et al, 2017).…”

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confidence: 99%

Is Fear of COVID-19 Higher among Food-Insecure Households? A Model-Based Study, Mediated by Perceived Stress among Iranian Populations

Ezzeddin

Eini‐Zinab

Kalantari

et al. 2020

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The COVID-19 pandemic is a crisis accompanied with multiple psychological consequences. This cross-sectional study, conducted on 2871 Iranians, examines how food insecurity may be associated with fear of COVID-19. Household Food Insecurity Access Scale, COVID-19 fear scale, Cohen's Perceived Stress Scale, and Perceived Social Support Questionnaire were used in gathering data. Data analysis was done using SPSS 22 and Amos 22. The results showed that food insecurity has significantly positive direct and indirect (mediated by perceived stress) correlations with fear of COVID-19 (P<0.05). It was also shown that perceived social support could negatively affect fear of COVID-19, through food insecurity or perceived stress (P<0.05). Among women, the presence of a child under 5 had a significant direct impact on fear of COVID-19 (P<0.05). The crisis caused by COVID-19 highlights the need for increasing social resilience through developing and implementing appropriate food security strategies.

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“…This questionnaire consists of nine questions with four frequencies of occurrence (most of the time; sometimes; rarely; and never), which are scored on a Likert scale (lowest score = zero, highest score = 3). The total scores obtained from the questionnaire are divided into four categories: food secure (0-1), mild food insecure (2-7), moderate food insecure (8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14) and severe food insecure (15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20)(21)(22)(23)(24)(25)(26)(27). The validity and reliability of the Persian questionnaire has been previously assessed by Mohammadi et al (Cronbach's alpha = 0.85) (22).…”

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Fear of COVID-19 Higher among Food-Insecure Households: A Model-Based Study, Mediated by Perceived Stress among Iranian Populations

Ezzeddin¹,

Eini‐Zinab²,

Kalantari³

et al. 2022

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Objective: The COVID-19 pandemic is a crisis accompanied by multiple psychological consequences (including fear of COVID-19) and threatens the food security status of millions of people. This study aimed to examine the association between fear of COVID-19 and food insecurity, mediated by perceived stress. Method: This cross-sectional study was conducted among 2871 Iranian participants (18-80 years), recruited through the Social Media during the COVID-19 epidemic. The demographic and socio-economic information questionnaire, Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS), COVID-19 fear scale (FCV-19S), Cohen's Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-14) and Perceived Social Support Questionnaire (MSPSS) were used in data gathering. Descriptive and analytical analyses were done using SPSS 22.0 and Amos 22.0 was used for structural equation modeling (SES). Results: Food insecurity has significant positive direct and indirect (mediated by perceived stress) correlations with fear of COVID-19 (P < 0.05). It was also shown that perceived social support could negatively relate to fear of COVID-19 through the pathways of food security status or perceived stress (P < 0.05). Among women, the presence of a child under 5 had a significant direct association with fear of COVID-19 (P < 0.05). Conclusion: Food insecurity was associated with more perceived fear of COVID-19 among the studied population. The crisis caused by COVID-19 highlights the need to increase social resilience through developing and implementing appropriate strategies to prevent and mitigate social costs (whether physical, psychological, or nutritional).

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Food Insecurity and Mental Health: A Meta-Analysis

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Associations of the COVID-19 Pandemic With Social Wellbeing Indicators in Mexico

Associations of the COVID-19 Pandemic With Social Wellbeing Indicators in Mexico

Is Fear of COVID-19 Higher among Food-Insecure Households? A Model-Based Study, Mediated by Perceived Stress among Iranian Populations

Fear of COVID-19 Higher among Food-Insecure Households: A Model-Based Study, Mediated by Perceived Stress among Iranian Populations

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