Child Food Insecurity: An In-Depth Qualitative Study on Children in Iran
Children’s experiences of food insecurity (FI) are different from adults. There was no study in Iran regarding this issue. This content analysis study explored and conceptualized experiences of FI in 45 children aged 10–12 years in Tehran. They were interviewed and records were analyzed using MAXQDA 2018. Children’s FI concept emerged in three dimensions including cognitive, emotional, and physical. They responded to FI by reducing the quality and quantity of food and other religious, behavioral, and emotional cognitive coping strategies. Children can report their experiences. These results help to develop a child-level questionnaire.
Authors
- Ahmadreza Dorosty Motlagh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6937-7776)
- Fatemeh Toorang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1969-4749)
- Parisa Amiri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6693-1057)
- Saba Narmcheshm (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3277-6041)
- Fatemeh Fayyaz
Institutions
- Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences (IR)
- Motamed Cancer Institute (IR)
- Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Alzahra University (IR)
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- University of Bologna (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Asian and African Studies
- Published
- 2025-04-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/00219096251319222
- Primary Topic
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services