Nouri, Mohsen, Ostadtaghizadeh, Abbas, Hosseinzadeh, Mohammad Javad, Fallah-aliabadi, Saeed, Bagheri, Susan, AlJasem, Mohamad, Avazaghaei, Hossein, and Barghi-shirazi, Fahimeh
Introduction: Concerns about nutrition and food constantly affect different communities following natural disasters. The present study aimed to investigate the nutritional consequences after the East Azerbaijan earthquake in Iran in 2012. Methods: This systematic review was conducted via searching for relevant surveys in databases such as PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar, Cochrane Library, ScienceDirect, Web of Science(English studies), Google, Yahoo, and Persian information and library resources (Persian studies) using various keywords. The collected data were analyzed, summarized, and reported manually by content analysis. Results: Out of 975 studies identified in the scientific databases, 21 were reviewed in order to address the research subject. The consequences of the earthquake were classified into three categories of food safety, food security, and nutritional consequences. Conclusion: Despite the fulfilled efforts after the 2012 East Azerbaijan earthquake, diverse nutritional problems and consequences have arisen in the community, especially among women and children. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]