Fatemeh Khorramrouz|Azam Doustmohammadian|Omid Eslami|Majid Khadem?Rezaiyan|Parisa Pourmohammadi|Maryam Amini|Maryam Khosravi
Relationship between household food insecurity and food and nutrition literacy among children of 9–12 years of age: a cross-sectional study in a city of Iran
Mashhad University of Medical Sciences|Iran University of Medical Sciences|Iran University of Medical Sciences|Mashhad University of Medical Sciences|Mashhad University of Medical Sciences|National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute|Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences|Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
abstract objective aim study assess relationship household food insecurity hfi food nutrition literacy fnlit sample iranian children cross sectional study performed 315 children aged 9 12 years recruited primary schools throughout mashhad iran household food insecurity access scale hfias used assess hfi also overall fnlit score subcategories evaluated using validated 40item questionnaire results prevalence hfi total sample 56 also almost 14 students low fnlit score food insecure children significantly lower levels fnlt subscales including nutrition knowledge food choice literacy food label literacy foodsecure subjects moreover higher likelihood low fnlit score 289 ci 103809 p 004 conclusion negative association hfi fnlit children studies confirm finding needed