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dc.title | Risk Factors for Food Insecurity among Older Adults in India: Study Based on LASI, 2017-2018 | |
dc.contributor.author | Fong, Joelle H | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-09-28T07:47:56Z | |
dc.date.available | 2023-09-28T07:47:56Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2023-09 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Fong, Joelle H (2023-09). Risk Factors for Food Insecurity among Older Adults in India: Study Based on LASI, 2017-2018. NUTRIENTS 15 (17). ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15173794 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 2072-6643,2072-6643 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/245029 | |
dc.description.abstract | Background: Food security is linked to the nutritional status and well-being of older adults. India is a rapidly aging nation that ranks highly on the 2022 Global Hunger Index. This paper examines the prevalence and risk factors of food insecurity in India’s older population. Methods: We used data from the 2017–2018 Longitudinal Aging Study in India. The sample size was 31,532 adults aged 60 years and above. Food insecurity was measured using a four-item version of the Food Insecurity Experience scale. Multivariable logistic regressions using individual-level weights were implemented to assess the risk factors of food insecurity. Results: The prevalence of food insecurity was 10.5% in the weighted sample. Sociodemographic factors were important in explaining food insecurity. Older adults who were male, younger, lowly educated, socially disadvantaged, in rural areas, and outside the Northern region were most vulnerable to food insecurity, controlling for various confounders. Additionally, low economic status, no occupational pension, currently working, social isolation, physical impairment, functional disabilities, poor self-rated health, and arthritis were associated with an increased risk of food insecurity. Conclusions: More active food assistance programs catering to older adults and a better provision of economic and social security are warranted to establish a food-secure environment for rapidly aging India. | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.publisher | MDPI | |
dc.source | Elements | |
dc.subject | Science & Technology | |
dc.subject | Life Sciences & Biomedicine | |
dc.subject | Nutrition & Dietetics | |
dc.subject | food insecure | |
dc.subject | nutrition | |
dc.subject | population aging | |
dc.subject | India | |
dc.subject | social isolation | |
dc.subject | HEALTH | |
dc.subject | SECURITY | |
dc.type | Article | |
dc.date.updated | 2023-09-28T07:36:52Z | |
dc.contributor.department | LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY | |
dc.description.doi | 10.3390/nu15173794 | |
dc.description.sourcetitle | NUTRIENTS | |
dc.description.volume | 15 | |
dc.description.issue | 17 | |
dc.published.state | Published | |
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