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Yahya Pasdar, Seyed Mostafa Nachvak, Mitra Darbandi, Mojgan Morvaridzadeh, Shahab Rezaeian, Milad Daneshi Maskooni,
Volume 5, Issue 3 (9-2019)
Abstract

Background: Food security and access to sufficient healthy food are the basic needs of humans. Food insecurity may cause severe health and nutritional problems. Therefore, assessment of food security and the influential factors is essential in different communities. The present study aimed to determine the prevalence of food insecurity in the households in Kermanshah in the west of Iran.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted at 1,185 households in Kermanshah city, which were selected from eight areas via cluster sampling. Data were collected using the questionnaire of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Data analysis was performed in SPSS version 16 using the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, Pearson's correlation-coefficient, and Kruskal-Wallis test.
Results: In total, 69.5% of the households had food insecurity. Significant correlations were observed between food insecurity and family size, occupation status of the household head, number of rooms, monthly income, and education level (P = 0.001).
Conclusion: According to the results, food insecurity was highly prevalent in the families in Kermanshah. Therefore, planning and implementation of interventional programs by organizations are recommended for better food access and improving the quality and quantity of food consumption in families.

Hamed Rahimi, Hamed Mohammadi, Khadijeh Hajimiri,
Volume 8, Issue 2 (6-2022)
Abstract

Background: The effort to reduce harm by adopting risk reduction strategies to establish a safe environment is known as school resilience to disasters. Resilient schools have a good capacity in disasters and their educational mission. Following natural disasters, schools play a critical role in the recovery of society. The study aims to assess the resilience of schools to disasters in Kermanshah, Iran.
Methods: This research is a cross-sectional descriptive-analytical study. A proportionate stratified random sampling strategy was used to select 231 participants from schools in Kermanshah. Total resilience showed the weakest (r = 0.499) and strongest (r = 0.910) correlations with location and function. Data were collected using standard school resilience in disasters questionnaire and analyzed using SPSS version 22. Statistical tests such as Pearson correlation, independent t-test, and one-way ANOVA were conducted at a significant level of 0.05.
Results: The results showed the X ± SD of the total resilience score (143.61±32.50). The highest and lowest mean scores among the resilience dimensions were assigned to function (43.81± 13.11) and safety (6.59± 3.40) dimensions, respectively. In addition, there was a significant positive correlation between total resilience and its dimensions (P <0.001). Total resilience showed the weakest (r = 0.499) and strongest (r = 0.910) correlations with location and function dimensions.
Conclusion: The level of school resilience was determined to be moderate. It can assist the schools management board in analyzing the schools level of resilience and setting disaster risk reduction priorities. Awareness of the resilience state can aid policymakers and professionals in developing an effective resilience program.





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