Household food security among migrant and seasonal Latino farmworkers in North Carolina
Household food security among migrant and seasonal Latino farmworkers in North Carolina
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DOI：
10.1016/j.phr.2004.09.006
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发表时间：
2004-11-01
影响因子：
3.3
通讯作者：
Davis, JD
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作者：
Quandt, SA;Arcury, TA;Davis, JD
Objective.粮食不安全的定义是，由于经济障碍，在任何时候都无法获得足够的食物，以维持积极和健康的生活方式。本研究的目的是三重的：表征水平的粮食安全，粮食不安全，饥饿的移民和季节性拉丁美洲农场工人;评估预测这组粮食不安全;和描述的战略农场工人使用，以科普粮食不安全。来自北卡罗来纳州102个农场工人家庭的成年人回答了一项调查，该调查使用了美国家庭食品安全调查模块的西班牙语改编版，并询问了有关社会人口特征和食品行为的问题。25个农场工人参加了深入访谈，他们描述了他们的家庭的粮食安全状况和应对策略。在102个抽样家庭中，有48个（47.1%）被列为粮食不安全，其中10个（9.8%）为中度饥饿，5个（4.9%）为重度饥饿。有子女的家庭粮食不安全的发生率明显高于无子女的家庭（56.4%对36.2%）。有子女的家庭可获得无子女家庭无法获得的妇女、婴儿和儿童特别补充营养方案等食品方案，而无子女的家庭更有可能获得食品储藏室和食用野味或鱼类。应对策略包括借钱，减少食物种类，成年人减少食物消费，以保护儿童免受饥饿。农业工人家庭的粮食不安全是美国普通人口的四倍多。需要改变政策，增加经济资源和获得联邦计划，以减少这种粮食不安全。
Objective. Food insecurity is defined as lack of access at all times, due to economic barriers, to enough food for an active and healthy lifestyle. The objective of this study was threefold: to characterize levels of food security, food insecurity, and hunger among migrant and seasonal Latino farmworkers; to assess predictors of food insecurity for this group; and to describe the strategies farmworkers use to cope with food insecurity.Methods. Adults from 102 farmworker households in North Carolina responded to a survey that used a Span ish-language adaptation of the U.S. Household Food Security Survey Module and questions about sociodemographic characteristics and food behaviors. Twenty-five farmworkers participated in in-depth interviews in which they described their households' food security situation and coping strategies.Results. Forty-eight of the 102 sample households (47.1%) were classified as food insecure, including 10 (9.8%) with moderate hunger and five (4.9%) with severe hunger. Households with children had a significantly higher prevalence of food insecurity than those without children (56.4% vs. 36.2%). Households with children accessed food programs such as the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) that were unavailable to those without children, while those without children were more likely to access food pantries and to consume wild game or fish. Coping strategies included borrowing money, reducing food variety, and adults consuming less food to protect children from hunger. Food insecurity was more than four times as prevalent among farmworker households as among the general U.S. population.Conclusion. Policy changes to increase economic resources and access to federal programs are needed to decrease this food insecurity.