Food insecurity characteristics and related factors among pregnant women attending antenatal care in Karachi
A considerable proportion of pregnant women in Karachi reported utilizing ANC services, including those from food-insecure households. Various demographic, educational, and reproductive characteristics of ANC attendance have been described. These findings provide an overview of ANC utilization patterns in an urban tertiary care setting and highlight the coexistence of food insecurity among ANC users.
Authors
- Marium Fatima
- Muhammad Tarish Abro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5598-6861)
- Izere Salomon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3067-560X)
- Nasreen Fatima (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-5261-7626)
- Muhammad Saad Khan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-4228-6476)
- Momina Khalid (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-3413-2752)
Institutions
- Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center (PK)
- Jinnah Sindh Medical University (PK)
- University of Kigali (RW)
- University of Rwanda (RW)
- Rwanda Biomedical Center (RW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
- Published
- 2025-06-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-025-07795-7
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.82