#11390. Household food insecurity and health in a high-migration area in rural Honduras

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Abstract:
Household food insecurity (HFI) is a significant problem in the developing world. Relationships between HFI and nutrition, physical growth, and development have been elucidated; less is known about the non-nutritional impacts among individuals living in rural areas in low-income countries. The aim of this study was to determine if HFI is a risk factor for suboptimal mental health and overall health. In a population of 24,696 adults with 176 isolated villages, we collected data on household food insecurity and physical and mental health outcome measures. The risks of food insecurity and poor health were mitigated among respondents living where they were born and having multi-generations of relatives living in the same village—a measure of the opportunity and availability of social networks. Living in a food insecure compared to a food secure household was associated with 77 percent higher odds of being depressed, 35 percent higher odds of low overall mental health, and 20 percent higher odds for low overall health.
Keywords:
Depression; Food insecurity; Gender; Logistic regression models; Measure of overall health; Mental health; Migration; Wellbeing

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