Evaluation of Food Security, Sustainable Nutritional Behaviors and Nutritional Status of Syrian Immigrant Adult Women Living in Izmir
Project no. 32546 · Status: Kapanmış (Yayın bekleniyor) · 2024
Summary
<p>The study was planned to evaluate food security, sustainable nutrition behaviors and nutritional status of Syrian immigrant adult women living in Izmir and to examine whether there is a difference between food security groups in terms of sustainable nutrition behaviors. This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conductedbetween March 2023 and July 2024 with the participation of 269 Syrian immigrant adult women aged 18-64 years who had registered at Bornova, Kahramanlar and Karabağlar Migrant Health Centers within the borders of Izmir province. The data for the study were collected through face-to-face interviews using a questionnaire that included questions on socio-demographic characteristics, health information and dietary habits, anthropometric measurements, a 24-hour dietary recall, Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES), Sustainable and Healthy Eating (SHE) Behaviors Scale, Behaviors Scale towards Sustainable Nutrition, and Mediterranean Diet Adherence Scale (MEDAS). SPSS 27.0 program was used to evaluate the data. It was found that 59.5% of the women participating in the study did not have food insecurity, 30% had moderate food insecurity, and 10.5% had severe food insecurity. The mean total score for the Sustainable and Healthy Eating Behaviors Scale was 102.8±30.2, the mean total score for the Behaviors Scale towards Sustainable Nutrition was 98.0±17.2, and the mean total score for the Mediterranean Diet Adherence Scale was 6.8±1.9. A significant difference was found when the total mean scores of the Sustainable and Healthy Eating Behaviors Scale, Behaviors Scale towards Sustainable Nutrition and MEDAS were compared between the food security groups of the participants (p<0,05). In conclusion, it was determined in our study that there was a relationship between the food security and sustainable nutrition behaviors of Syrian immigrant adult women living in Izmir.</p>