Food Security and Diet Among American Indians in the Midwest
| Autor: | Jason W. Hale, Christine M. Daley, Jianghua He, Brian Chase, Kelly Berryhill, Lauren Clark |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Male 0301 basic medicine Health (social science) Ethnic group Psychological intervention Community-based participatory research Article Food Supply 03 medical and health sciences Surveys and Questionnaires Environmental health Vegetables Humans Medicine Poverty Consumption (economics) 030505 public health 030109 nutrition & dietetics Food security business.industry Significant difference Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Feeding Behavior Middle Aged Additional research Diet Cross-Sectional Studies Fruit Chronic Disease Indians North American Female 0305 other medical science business Inclusion (education) |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Community Health. 43:901-907 |
| ISSN: | 1573-3610 0094-5145 |
| Popis: | The purpose of this study was to determine levels of food security among American Indians (AI) living in the Midwest and possible correlations between food security levels and various health outcomes, diet, and demographic variables. This study used a cross-sectional design to determine health behaviors among AI. Participants (n = 362) were recruited by AI staff through various cultural community events in the Midwest, such as powwows and health fairs. Inclusion criteria included the following: age 18 years or older, self-identify as an AI, and willing to participate in the survey. Of all participants, 210 (58%) had either low or very low food security, with 96 in the very low category (26.5%). Participants with very low food security tended to have significantly more chronic conditions. Additional significant differences for very low food security existed by demographic variables, including having no insurance (p |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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