| Title: |
Risk factors for household food insecurity in the Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network cohort study |
| Authors: |
Martinez-Brockman, Josefa L.; Hromi-Fiedler, Amber; Galusha, Deron; Oladele, Carol; Acosta, Lisbette; Adams, O. Peter; Maharaj, Rohan G.; Nazario, Cruz M.; Nunez, Maxine; Nunez-Smith, Marcella; Pérez-Escamilla, Rafael |
| Source: |
Frontiers in Public Health ; volume 11 ; ISSN 2296-2565 |
| Publisher Information: |
Frontiers Media SA |
| Publication Year: |
2023 |
| Collection: |
Frontiers (Publisher - via CrossRef) |
| Description: |
Background Globally, 1.3 billion people were considered food insecure as of 2022. In the Caribbean region, the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity was 71.3% as of 2020, the highest of all subregions in Latin America. Experienced based measurement scales, like the Latin American and Caribbean Food Security Scale, are efficient measurement tools of food insecurity used globally. The Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network (ECHORN) Cohort Study is a population-based longitudinal cohort study in the two Caribbean U.S. territories of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, as well as in Barbados and Trinidad & Tobago. The purpose of this research was to examine the demographic, psychosocial, behavioral, and environmental risk factors associated with household food insecurity (HFI) among adults ≥40 years of age in the ECHORN cohort. Methods A cross-sectional analysis of baseline ECHORN cohort study data was conducted. The primary outcome was household food insecurity (none, mild, moderate/severe). A total of 16 known and potential risk factors were examined for their association with HFI. The ANOVA and chi-square statistics were used in bivariate analysis. Ordinal logistic regression was used for the multivariable and sex stratified analyses. Results More than one-quarter of the sample (27.3%) experienced HFI. In bivariate analyses, all risk factors examined except for sex, were significantly associated with HFI status. In the multivariable analysis, all variables except sex, education, marital status, smoking status, and residing in Puerto Rico were significant predictors of HFI in the adjusted model. In sex stratified analysis, depression, food availability, self-rated physical health, and island site were significantly associated with increased odds of worsening HFI for women, but not for men. Source of potable water was an important risk factor for both men and women. Discussion The prevalence of HFI in the ECHORN cohort study is comparable to other studies conducted in the region. ... |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| Language: |
unknown |
| DOI: |
10.3389/fpubh.2023.1269857 |
| DOI: |
10.3389/fpubh.2023.1269857/full |
| Availability: |
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1269857; https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1269857/full |
| Rights: |
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.70CD120 |
| Database: |
BASE |