Cross-Sectional Survey of Food Security Status for the Syrian Refugees Living in Hosting Communities in Jordan
Ghada Albandak, Ahmed Mohammad Al-Smadi, Omar Gammouh, Basem F. Dababneh, and Jamal Shamieh
American University of Madaba
Abstract—Food Security status of Syrian refugees was scanned in different areas in Jordan, so as to evaluate the effect of food security on their living conditions. The aim was to link Food Security to other health issues, so as to draw the attention of Association of Aid to the status of these vulnerable people. To achieve this goal, a survey was conducted to measure food security status based on USDA scale by asking the individual refugees 10 questions from which the answers showed the level of their food security. After exploring food security status of Syrian refugees in Jordan, the second objective was to examine differences in food security based on refugees’ demographical details such as areas of location, age and education.
Index Terms—food security, insecurity, Syrian refugees, Jordan, demographic
Cite: Ghada Albandak, Ahmed Mohammad Al-Smadi, Omar Gammouh, Basem F. Dababneh, and Jamal Shamieh, "Cross-Sectional Survey of Food Security Status for the Syrian Refugees Living in Hosting Communities in Jordan," International Journal of Food Engineering, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 75-78, June 2016. doi: 10.18178/ijfe.2.1.75-78
Cite: Ghada Albandak, Ahmed Mohammad Al-Smadi, Omar Gammouh, Basem F. Dababneh, and Jamal Shamieh, "Cross-Sectional Survey of Food Security Status for the Syrian Refugees Living in Hosting Communities in Jordan," International Journal of Food Engineering, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 75-78, June 2016. doi: 10.18178/ijfe.2.1.75-78
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