Mohamed Abd Alrazik Desogi^1,, Fatima Abbas Khalid², Awadia Khojali Mohamed³, Asma Mahmoud Hamza⁴, Sarah Salih Mohammed⁵, Abdualmoniem Omer Abdalla⁶, Isameldin Mustafa Mohamed⁷, Mahgoub Ali Adam¹, Abdalla Ali Mohammed³

Background: Eastern Sudan suffered from poverty, drought and climatic changed that increase the burden of food insecurity. Method: This is a cross sectional study conducted in a remote locality in Kassala State (Eastern Sudan), to determine the magnitude and relating factors of household food insecurity. We studied 445 households in 16 villages. We used specially designed structured questionnaire. We used food consumption score (FCS) to measure household food insecurity . Data were analyzed using SPSS version 20.0 statistical package. Frequencies and Chi² were performed. Multivariable logistic regression was used to develop the final model indicating the predictors of the outcome variable. Results: Food insecurity and vulnerability for food insecurity is found in 181 (38.7%) of household studied. Eating habits and avoidance of certain types of food was found among other contributing factors. The study included 445 households, 181 (38.7%) of them were food insecure or vulnerable to be insecure. A high percentage (67.2%) was reported in Hamishokreib locality. There were significant associations (P < 0.001) between household's food insecurity and income, household size, number of children, eating habits and avoidance of certain types of food. Conclusion: According to the study findings, more attention is needed to improve household food security in the study area .Good eating habits can be achieved by designing education programs to improve knowledge, skills, and attitudes related to healthy eating and food preparation and overall, increasing household income through improving the farming methods, and finding the alternative sources of income.

households, food insecurity, related factors, Kassala state, Eastern Sudan