Journal of Nutrition and Food Security

en Household Food Insecurity: Prevalence and Determinants among Less Studied Rural Communities in Tehran Province public specific orginal article <div style="text-align: justify;">Background: Food insecurity (FI) in rural areas is a considerable concern that impacts numerous families worldwide. The study aimed at investigating the prevalence of household food insecurity and its determinants among rural women in Tehran province. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 303 rural women of Tehran province. Women were selected randomly from rural health canters or houses of 32 villages. Then, data were collected by questionnaires including demographic and socio-economic information, household food insecurity access scale (HFIAS) and nutritional knowledge assessment. Results: The results indicated that more than 64% of women were food insecure, and socio-economic factors were the main predictors. Monthly household income (OR=0.85, CI:0.78-0.94, P<0.05) and age of household head (OR=0.96, CI:0.93-0.99, P<0.05) were significantly higher in food insecure households. Household heads who were unemployed or housekeepers (OR=14.59, CI:3.31-64.26, P<0.05) and workers, farmers, or stockbreeder were also more likely to be food insecure (OR=5.44, CI:2.07-14.33, P<0.05). However, women's nutritional awareness or their membership in the village microcredit fund were not significantly associated with FI. Conclusion: The prevalence of FI was high in rural areas of Tehran province. Factors related to socio-economic status, including household income and employment status of the household head, were identified as significant determinants of household food security status</div> Food security, Awareness, Socio-economic, Women, Rural 447 456 http://jnfs.ssu.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1525-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Naser Kalantari 0000-0002-8919-4803 No Department of Community Nutrition, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Morteza Abdollahi 0000-0003-0310-2021 No Social Determinants of Health Research Center, National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Zahra Ghanbari 0009-0004-4607-3990 No Student Research Committee, Faculty of Health, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran Parisa Amiri 0000-0002-6693-1057 No Research Centre for Social Determinants of Health, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Farid Zayeri 0000-0002-7791-8122 No Proteomics Research Center, Department of Biostatistics, Faculty of Allied Medical Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Darband Street, Tehran, Iran Neda Ezzeddin neda.ezedin@yahoo.com 0000-0002-0334-0858 Yes Department of Community Nutrition, Faculty of Health, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran Nastaran Miri 0000-0001-5519-6694 No Food and Drug Administration, Iran Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran