Factors associated with Afghan household food security pre- and post-Taliban regime

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dc.contributor.authorSadat, Seyyed Amin Allah
dc.contributor.authorPakravan-Charvadeh, Mohammad Reza
dc.contributor.authorGholamrezai, Saeed
dc.contributor.authorRahimian, Mehdi
dc.contributor.authorLane, Ginny
dc.contributor.authorBéland, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorKoc, Mustafa
dc.contributor.authorClark, Nancy
dc.contributor.authorOmidvar, Nasrin
dc.contributor.authorSadeghi, Rasoul
dc.contributor.authorVatanparast, Hassan
dc.date.accessioned2025-08-15T19:08:11Z
dc.date.available2025-08-15T19:08:11Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractTo determine multifaceted determinants of household vulnerability to food insecurity in Afghanistan before and after the Taliban takeover, we randomly selected 555 households from 13 provinces, conducted in-person surveys, and applied the Household Food Insecurity Assess Scale (HFIAS) and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). We collected data from January to April 2022. We observed an increase in both prevalence and severity of food insecurity among Afghan households after the Taliban takeover. Approximately, 98% and 70% of interviewed households were food insecure after and before the Taliban takeover, respectively. Similarly, households were more likely to be severely food insecure (81%) than before (40%). Our results showed that policy and political conditions contributed substantially to the food insecurity of Afghan households after the Taliban takeover. We recommend that the Taliban forces facilitate the presence of humanitarian organizations and NGOs to improve low-income households' food security, especially for women and children. We also recommend that international organizations enhance their attempts to negotiate with the Taliban to ensure freedom for women.
dc.description.reviewstatusReviewed
dc.description.scholarlevelFaculty
dc.description.sponsorshipThis project is partially supported by Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.
dc.identifier.citationSadat, S. A. A., Pakravan-Charvadeh, M. R., Gholamrezai, S., Rahimian, M., Lane, G., Béland, D., Koc, M., Clark, N., Omidvar, N., Sadeghi, R., & Vatanparast, H. (2023). Factors associated with Afghan household food security pre- and post-Taliban regime. Journal of Public Health Policy, 44(4), 551–565. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41271-023-00439-0
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1057/s41271-023-00439-0
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1828/22603
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherJournal of Public Health Policy
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dc.subjectAfghanistan
dc.subjectfood insecurity
dc.subjectTaliban takeover
dc.subjecthousehold vulnerability
dc.subject.departmentSchool of Nursing
dc.titleFactors associated with Afghan household food security pre- and post-Taliban regime
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