The Double Burden: Food Insecurity and Depressive Symptoms in a Rural Community of Southern India
This study reveals a high prevalence of food insecurity, disproportionately affecting vulnerable groups. It establishes a strong positive association between increasing food insecurity levels and depressive symptoms, highlighting the detrimental impact on mental health. Other risk factors for depression include sociodemographic characteristics such as older age, female gender, lower educational level, and addiction history.
Authors
- Adrija Roy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2351-6259)
- Nabnita Patnaik
- B Harshitha
- Kumar Guru Mishra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1873-4363)
- Snigdha Patnaik
- Anu Mohandas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8911-6760)
Institutions
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur (IN)
- Shadan Hospital and Institute of Medical Sciences (IN)
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhopal (IN)
- Apollo Institute of Medical Sciences & Research (IN)
- BGS Global Hospital (IN)
- Institute of Medical Sciences (IN)
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Pharmacy And Bioallied Sciences
- Published
- 2024-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_701_24
- Primary Topic
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00