Household food insecurity and symptoms of neurologic disorder in Ethiopia: An observational analysis

Household food insecurity and symptoms of neurologic disorder in Ethiopia: An observational analysis

BACKGROUND Food insecurity (FI) has been shown to be associated with poor health both in developing and developed countries. Little is known about the relation between FI and neurological disorder. We assessed the relation between FI and risk for neurologic symptoms in southwest Ethiopia. METHODS Data about food security, gender, age, household assets, and self-reported neurologic symptoms we...

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Household capacities, vulnerabilities and food insecurity: shifts in food insecurity in urban and rural Ethiopia during the 2008 food crisis.

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Food Aid Targeting in Ethiopia: A Study of Household Food Insecurity and Food Aid Distributions

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Household food insecurity in Ontario.

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