印度老年人粮食不安全的危险因素:基于LASI的研究,2017-2018年
1Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore, Singapore 259771, Singapore.
Nutrients
|September 9, 2023
概括
粮食不安全影响印度10.5%的老年人. 弱势群体包括男性,受教育程度较低的人和农村地区的人,这突显了有针对性的粮食援助计划的必要性.
科学领域:
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 营养科学 营养科学
背景情况:
- 粮食安全对于老年人的健康和福祉至关重要.
- 印度面临着一个重大的挑战,人口快速老龄化和全球饥饿指数排名高.
- 了解这一人口群体的粮食不安全性对于公共卫生干预至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 确定印度老年人中粮食不安全的流行程度.
- 确定与粮食不安全相关的社会人口统计学和健康相关的风险因素.
主要方法:
- 利用了2017-2018年印度长度衰老研究 (LASI) 的数据.
- 分析了年龄在60岁及以上的31532名成年人的样本.
- 采用多变量物流回归来识别粮食不安全的风险因素.
主要成果:
- 在加权样本中,有10.5%的人经历了粮食不安全.
- 关键的风险因素包括男性,年龄较小,教育程度较低,社会劣势,农村居住和北方地区.
- 其他重要因素包括低经济地位,缺乏养老金,目前的就业,社会隔离,身体/功能障碍,自我评估不良的健康状况和关节炎.
结论:
- 加强粮食援助计划对印度的老年人至关重要.
- 需要改善经济和社会保障措施,以确保印度老龄化人口的粮食安全.
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