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- Title
The relationship between food insecurity and likelihood of hospitalization in patients with COVID-19.
- Authors
Ariya, Mohammad; Karimi, Jalal; Abolghasemi, Somayeh; Hematdar, Zeinab; Naghizadeh, Mohammad Mehdi; Moradi, Maryam; Barati-Boldaji, Reza
- Abstract
Introduction: According to The World Health Organization (WHO), the Corona pandemic is a public health emergency. This pandemic influences the main parts of food security. This research aimed to investigate the association between food insecurity and the likelihood of hospitalization and the length of the recovery period after getting COVID-19. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted through the census on COVID-19 patients diagnosed in Fasa, Iran. Informed consent and all questionnaires (demographic and food security) were completed over the phone. After that, all patients were followed up until recovery. Data were analyzed through the Chi-square test, t-test, and logistic regression and by using SPSS26 (P < 0.05). Results: In this study, 219 COVID-19 patients with a mean age of 40.05 ± 15.54 years old [100 (54.7%) male and 119 (54.3%) female] were studied. The likelihood of hospitalization and the length of the recovery period of more than a month was significantly longer in the foodinsecure individuals (P = 0.001) and (P = 0.37), respectively. However, we observe that the mean length of stay in the hospital in the two groups was not significantly different (P = 0.76). After adjusting for all confounding variables, individuals with food insecurity were 3.9 times more likely to be hospitalized than food security groups. Conclusions: We observed that food-insecure individuals were significantly more likely to be hospitalized than the food-secure group.
- Subjects
COVID-19 pandemic; FOOD security; HOSPITAL care; PUBLIC health; WORLD Health Organization
- Publication
Journal of Nutrition, Fasting & Health, 2022, Vol 10, p190
- ISSN
2821-2746
- Publication type
Article