Food insecurity and social determinants of health among immigrants and natives in Portugal

Alarcão, Violeta; Guiomar, Sofia; Oliveira, Andreia; Severo, Mílton; Correia, Daniela; Torres, Duarte; Lopes, Carla

doi:10.1007/s12571-019-01001-1

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“…The results of this present Abu Dhabi study conveyed that older women were not likely to be different from older men when it comes to self-rated health. The findings also contradicted other studies conducted in other communities and cultures worldwide where gender was a significant factor [23,25,61,62]. However, those studies also add that we should not ignore the mediating role of some factors when explaining self-rated health.…”

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Hierarchical Regression of Wellbeing and Self-Rated Health among Older Adults in Abu Dhabi

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Yang

Khaili

et al. 2021

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This study investigates the wellbeing factors related to self-rated health for older adults in Abu Dhabi (≥55 years). The purpose is to provide a comprehensive analysis of the determinants of self-rated health, considering various wellbeing factors, controlling for factors such as gender, nationality and long-standing illness if present. This research drew from a sample of 2375 older adults who participated in the Abu Dhabi Quality-of-Life Survey (QoL) conducted in 2018. Hierarchical multiple regression analysis was employed where the first two models corresponded to gender, nationality and having a long-standing illness or not. The third model focused on the wellbeing factors of Abu Dhabi citizens (i.e., social networks and connection, income and housing, sports and activities, mental feelings). The analysis revealed the insignificance of gender and nationality as controlled variables while having a long-standing illness showed significant adverse effects. The most significant variables were social support networks, family and social arrangements and connections. Other variables of significance included housing satisfaction, household income satisfaction, frequency of practicing sports, current mental status and life satisfaction. Policymakers could use the outcomes as insider intelligence for policymakers and social work professionals to create policies, programs and services to enhance the lives of older people in Abu Dhabi.

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Hierarchical Regression of Wellbeing and Self-Rated Health among Older Adults in Abu Dhabi

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“…This concern is reflected in the multiple attempts of different Mexican governments to tackle food insecurity, with projects such as "Progresa" in 1997, "Oportunidades" (2006)(2007)(2008)(2009)(2010)(2011)(2012), and "Prospera" and "Campaña contra el hambre" in 2012, which generally aimed to eradicate hunger. Since the success of these projects remains questionable (Behrman and Parker 2011;Ordóñez-Barba and Silva-Hernández 2019), it is urgent to develop intersectoral social programs (Shamah-Levy, Mundo-Rosas, Flores-De la Vega, & Luiselli-Fernández, 2017) or community based interventions (Nsabuwera et al 2016;Breckwich Vásquez et al 2007;Alarcão et al 2020) to provide the vulnerable population the means to obtain sufficient and quality food for their households.…”

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“…So far, household food insecurity has been related to obesity, systemic inflammation, and diabetes in adults, and stunting, lower quality of life and delayed development in children (Rose-Jacobs et al 2008;Seligman et al 2010). Therefore, household food insecurity is considered a major health and societal challenge worldwide (Alarcão et al 2020).…”

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Household food insecurity is associated with depressive symptoms: results from a Mexican population-based survey

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The objective of this cross-sectional study was to assess the relationship between food insecurity and depression in the Mexican population. We used data from the 2012 health and nutrition survey (ENSANUT), which is representative of the Mexican population. Food insecurity was determined by the Latin American and Caribbean Food Security Scale (ELCSA). Depressive symptoms were evaluated using the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale Short-Form (CES-D-SF). Adjusted logistic regression analyses and ANCOVA were used. Out of 33,011 participants, 5788 (18%) had high depressive symptoms and 24,098 (73%) experienced food insecurity. The adjusted logistic regression analysis showed that, participants with mild food insecurity, (OR = 1.47,95% CI = 1.27 to 1.71), moderate food insecurity (OR = 2.14,95% CI = 1.85 to 2.47) and severe food insecurity (OR = 3.01,95% CI = 2.51 to 3.60,) were more likely to have high depressive symptoms than food secure participants. Participants with moderate food insecurity (OR =1.45, 95% CI = 1.28 to 1.64) and severe food insecurity (OR =2.04, 95% CI = 1.76 to 2.37) were more likely to suffer from depression as compared to participants with mild food insecurity. Participants with severe food insecurity were more likely (OR=1.41, 95% CI = 1.21 to 1.65) to suffer from depression compared to participants with moderate food insecurity. This paper provides an overview of the complex problem of food insecurity and mental health. Despite the unknown causality, the analysis suggests a strong association between depression and food insecurity. This problem calls for much more attention from the scientific community. Given the high prevalence of depression and the high prevalence of household food insecurity in Mexico, the implementation of successful public health programs to improve food security is necessary.

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“…A study in California, USA, indicates that being born in Mexico and Central America was associated with higher food insecurity, 21 and among Hispanic adults in the USA, food insecurity was highest among non-citizens. 22 In contrast, research in Portugal found no significant difference between food security between immigrants and non-immigrants, 23 and analysis of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey in the USA suggests that race/ethnicity is a greater risk factor for food insecurity than immigration. 24 However, some research suggests that undocumented migrants have higher food insecurity than other migrants from the same country of origin.…”

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Risk of food insecurity in undocumented migrant households in Birmingham, UK

Jolly

Thompson

2022

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Background This study aimed to understand the extent of household food insecurity amongst undocumented migrant families in Birmingham,UK. Methods Cross-sectional survey of households (n = 74) with dependent children using the USDA 18-item household food security (HFS) module. All households had an irregular immigration status and were accessing an immigration advice drop-in service (n = 98 adults; n = 138 children) in Birmingham. Results About 95.9% of households were food insecure, and 94.6% of children lived in households with low or very low food security. Food insecurity varied within households. Around 91.8% of adults were food insecure, compared to 75.6% of children. Spearman’s rank-order correlation indicated a statistically significant positive correlation between household food insecurity level and number of children (rho = 0.253, P = 0.031). A Kruskal–Wallis H Test indicated no statistically significant difference (P = 0.730) in HFS score between households supported by asylum support, children’s social services or paid employment in the informal economy and those that had no regular income. Conclusions Prevalence of HFS was higher in this sample of undocumented migrant households with dependent children in Birmingham, UK, than in the wider population, and larger households were more food insecure. Households without a regular income were no more likely to be food insecure than households with financial support.

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Food insecurity and social determinants of health among immigrants and natives in Portugal

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References 37 publications

Hierarchical Regression of Wellbeing and Self-Rated Health among Older Adults in Abu Dhabi

Hierarchical Regression of Wellbeing and Self-Rated Health among Older Adults in Abu Dhabi

Household food insecurity is associated with depressive symptoms: results from a Mexican population-based survey

Risk of food insecurity in undocumented migrant households in Birmingham, UK

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