Influence of socio-economic and psychosocial factors on food insecurity and nutritional status of older adults in felda settlement in malaysia

Abstract

Background/Purpose: Older adults are at high risk of food insecurity and malnutrition. However, the magnitude of food insecurity and malnutrition and their associations with socio-economic and psychosocial factors among older adults especially in rural areas of Malaysia are yet to be discovered. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the association between socio-economic and psychosocial factors with food insecurity and among older adults people in a rural area of Malaysia, i.e. an agricultural settlement under the Felda Land Development Authority (FELDA).