Investigating the Food Security of Children's Household in Earthquake-Stricken Areas of Kermanshah

Introduction: Considering that children are the most vulnerable groups at the time of the earthquake, and since reasons such as inaccessibility to food resources affect the child's growth at the time of the earthquake occurrence, it seems that in these conditions children with regard to the limitations suffer stunting, including short height. Materials and Methods: From 156 children aged 2 to 5 years, 71 boys and 85 girls participated in this study. The growth status of children in the percentiles of (weight, height and body mass index for age) before the earthquake was completed, and investigated by a morphology questionnaire along with after the earthquake. The ratio of energy received was completed and collected by the 24-hour food recall questionnaire, and household food security was completed and collected by the 18-item questionnaire. Findings: The findings show that 34% of the children's households in the study were in a secure food status and 66% were in an insecure food status without hunger. The findings showed that, considering the significance level (P <0.05) in all percentiles, there is a statistically significant relationship between children's growth status after the earthquake and the food security of children households. Conclusion: According to the results, the better the food security status ratio of the family is, children will grow naturally with adequate and fortifying energy.