Factors associated with household food security among people living in repeated flooding areas in Phatthalung province

Authors

  • Saowanee Posakaboot Faculty of Health and Sports Science, Thaksin University
  • Pattama Rukkua Faculty of Health and Sports Science, Thaksin University
  • Bhunyabhadh Chaimay Faculty of Health and Sports Science, Thaksin University
  • Somkiattiyos Woradet Faculty of Health and Sports Science, Thaksin University
  • Supaporn Meksawi Faculty of Health and Sports Science, Thaksin University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14456/dcj.2022.30

Keywords:

food security, repeated flooding, occupations, Phatthalung province

Abstract

The purpose of this analytic cross-sectional study aimed to investigate factors associated with household food security among people living in repeated flooding areas in Phatthalung province. In total, 368 samples experienced a problem of flooding in resident areas or lived in the lowland of the western Songkhla Lake in Phatthalung province were enrolled. The data were collected using questionnaires of which the content validity was checked by three experts. The Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of household food security was 0.88. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The factors associated with household food security among people living in repeated flooding areas were analyzed using multiple linear regression analysis. The results found that the household food security was rated at the good level. Factors statistically significantly associated with household food security among people living in repeated flooding areas were family members 4-6 person (regression coefficient 4.87, 95% CI: 1.23 to 8.51) and unemployment / house working (regression coefficient-8.76, 95% CI: -13.65 to -3.86). The study suggests that public and related private sectors should launch the activities / projects which promote household occupation among family members or basically training of working professionals in the community in order to be able to approach food consumption and have sustainability in household food security.

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2022-06-29

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Posakaboot S, Rukkua P, Chaimay B, Woradet S, Meksawi S. Factors associated with household food security among people living in repeated flooding areas in Phatthalung province. Dis Control J [Internet]. 2022 Jun. 29 [cited 2024 Mar. 29];48(2):358-67. Available from: https://he01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/DCJ/article/view/249136

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