Predictors and regional prevalence of food insecurity in Ethiopia during COVID-19: a multilevel analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Food insecurity is one of the most serious issues, especially in developing countries, that harm many public health outcomes through increased under nutrition, mental health problem, and premature mortality. It is widespread socio-economic problem of Ethiopia, with unequal distribution among its regions, during COVID-19 and other shock event manifestations for the last three years. This study aimed to analyse country-wise and region-specific food insecurity prevalence; assess its variation among regions; and identify predictors that influenced households' food insecurity in Ethiopia during COVID-19.

Methods

This study used longitudinal data from the World Bank's Ethiopia-High Frequency Phone Survey, which looked at 3,300 households' experiences of food insecurit

SUBMITTER: Waqo HW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11917047 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature