Pakistan Journal of Nutrition1680-51941994-7984Asian Network for Scientific Information10.3923/pjn.2014.1.6EsturkOzlem OrenM. Necat 12014131Food insecurity is the situation where people do not have access to sufficient,
stable and safe food that meets their dietary needs for an active and healthy
life. The objective of this study was to determine the status of food security
in the Adana metropolitan area by using, for the first time in Turkey, Household
Food Security Survey Module (HFSS). Households food security levels and socio-economic
factors affecting the food security were analyzed using the ordered logistic
regression technique. The household food security level surveys in the Adana
metropolitan area indicated that hunger was not in a serious condition, however
food insecurity was critical. While the rate of food insecurity in households
with children was 69%, food insecurity rate of households without children was
39.6%. It was a highly worrisome situation that hunger and food insecurity rates
were more frequent in households with children. In this study, it has been found
that among the socio-economic variables, the income level was the most decisive
variable for food security. The gender of household head, employment status,
education level and household count were the other variables affecting food
security.]]>Hackett, M., H. Melgar-Quinonez, R. Perez-Escamilla and A.M. Segall-Correa,200837766774Kennedy, E.,20122012Malhotra, N.K.,20034th Edn.,Melgar-Quinonez, H.R., A.C. Zubieta, B. MkNelly, A. Nteziyaremye, M.F. Gerardo and C. Dunford,20061361431S1437SOh, S.Y. and M.J. Hong,20035715981604Quandt, S.A., T.A. Arcury, J. Early, J. Tapia and J.D. Davis, 2004119568576Radimer, K.L. and K.L. Radimer,20025859864Rafiei, M., M. Nord, A. Sadeghizadeh and M.H. Entezari,20092009TUIK.,20092009TUIK.,20122012