Abstract
Background: The significant public health problem in Sub-Saharan Africa of household food insecurity is an underlying cause of malnutrition in Sub-Saharan Africa. This study aims to systematically study the association between household food insecurity, dietary diversity, and stunting. Methods: This review was carried out based on the recommendations of PRISMA (2015). We searched the literature in six bibliographic databases: PubMed, EMBASE, Science Direct, Web of Science, Google Scholar, and Scopus. The research was based on studies conducted in Sub-Saharan Africa about household food insecurity, dietary diversity, and stunting and was published between 2009 and 2020. Results: Out of 2398 original articles identified, only 21 articles met the specific requirements of this review. Two-thirds of the articles selected showed that stunting was linked to household food insecurity and dietary diversity. Conclusions: This study found that household food insecurity and dietary diversity are significantly associated with stunting in Sub-Saharan Africa. This review recommends that in order to yield a sustainable fight against childhood malnutrition in Sub-Saharan Africa, reliable guidelines and strategies are needed to address these factors related to malnutrition.
Highlights
Household food insecurity (HFI) is defined as the lack of physical, social, and economic access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food to meet the needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life [1]
This study found that household food insecurity and dietary diversity are significantly associated with stunting in Sub-Saharan Africa
This review recommends that in order to yield a sustainable fight against childhood malnutrition in Sub-Saharan Africa, reliable guidelines and strategies are needed to address these factors related to malnutrition
Summary
Household food insecurity (HFI) is defined as the lack of physical, social, and economic access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food to meet the needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life [1]. Food and nutritional insecurity are observed in two situations: insufficient food (hunger and malnutrition) and in cases of diseases resulting from inadequate nutrition (excess weight and specific needs). When these situations arise, it is up to the health sector to provide adequate treatment, rehabilitation, and adequate prevention to avoid the occurrence of other complications [3,4,5]. This study aims to systematically study the association between household food insecurity, dietary diversity, and stunting. Africa about household food insecurity, dietary diversity, and stunting and was published between.
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