The household food insecurity and health outcomes of U.S.-Mexico border migrant and seasonal farmworkers.
The household food insecurity and health outcomes of U.S.-Mexico border migrant and seasonal farmworkers.
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DOI：
10.1007/s10903-006-9026-6
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发表时间：
2007-07-01
影响因子：
1.9
通讯作者：
Orozco, Rubi
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作者：
Weigel, M Margaret;Armijos, Rodrigo X;Orozco, Rubi
新出现的证据表明，长期的家庭粮食不安全对健康有不利影响。这项研究调查了100个生活在美国的移民和季节性农场工人（MSFW）家庭中与粮食不安全相关的患病率、预测因素和健康结果。墨西哥边境。数据收集使用美国食品安全量表，加州农业工人的健康调查，和客观的人体测量，临床和生化指标。粮食不安全影响到82%的家庭; 49%的家庭还面临饥饿。家中有未成年子女和母亲受教育程度低预示着家庭粮食不安全。粮食不安全的家庭更有可能有至少一名成员受到抑郁症（deprimido），神经（一种民族特有的条件），学习障碍和症状暗示胃肠道感染的影响。虽然与食物不安全没有直接关系，但成人肥胖、中心体肥胖、血压升高、血脂和血糖紊乱很常见。这些调查结果突出了边境地区MSFW家庭面临的重大粮食安全和健康挑战。
Emerging evidence suggests chronic household food insecurity has an adverse effect on health. This study examined the prevalence, predictors and health outcomes associated with food insecurity in 100 migrant and seasonal farmworker (MSFW) households living on the U.S.-Mexico border. Data were collected using the U.S. Food Security Scale, California Agricultural Worker's Health Survey, and objective anthropometric, clinical and biochemical indicators. Food insecurity affected 82% of households; 49% also had hunger. Household food insecurity was predicted by the presence of minor children in the home and low maternal education. Food insecure households were more likely to have at least one member affected by symptoms of depression (deprimido), nervios (an ethnospecific condition), learning disorders, and symptoms suggestive of gastrointestinal infection. Although not directly associated with food insecurity, adult obesity, central body adiposity, elevated blood pressure, and blood lipid and glucose disturbances were common. These findings highlight the significant food security and health challenges faced by border area MSFW families.