Factors associated with food insecurity among Latinx/Hispanics in the U.S.: evidence from the Fragile Families & Childhood Wellbeing Study.
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| Title: | Factors associated with food insecurity among Latinx/Hispanics in the U.S.: evidence from the Fragile Families & Childhood Wellbeing Study. |
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| Authors: | Driver, Nichola, Tebbe, Megan, Burke, Madeline, Amin, Neveen Shafeek |
| Source: | Ethnicity & Health. Aug2023, Vol. 28 Issue 6, p942-955. 14p. 1 Diagram, 3 Charts. |
| Subjects: | Health services accessibility, African Americans, Health status indicators, Food security, Hispanic Americans, Culture, Logistic regression analysis, White people, Quantitative research, Descriptive statistics, Social theory, Communities, Families, Racism, Odds ratio, Race, Psychology of mothers, Mathematical models, Conceptual structures, Social networks, Food supply, Theory, Comparative studies, Practical politics, Interpersonal relations, Social support, Ecological research |
| Geographic Terms: | United States |
| Abstract: | U.S. Latinx/Hispanic families experience higher food insecurity rates than the general population. Few studies have examined factors that contribute to food insecurity among the Latinx/Hispanic population, and none have done so using a national dataset. Drawing from the ecological theory of human development framework, this study explores the following research questions: What micro-, meso-, and exo/macro-system factors are related to adult and child food insecurity? How do these factors compare for Latinx/Hispanic, Black, and White mothers? This study uses data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study (FFCWS), a national survey that follows a birth cohort of mostly unwed parents and their children over a 15-year period. The sample was limited to Hispanic (both foreign-born and native-born), non-Hispanic Black mothers, and non-Hispanic White mothers. This yielded a final sample size of 2,636 for all mothers and 665 for Latinx/Hispanic mothers. While micro-level factors were influential for food insecurity, they alone could not explain the variation. Social support, a meso-level factor, remained a consistently significant predictor for both adult and child food insecurity, regardless of race/ethnicity. There were also several key differences in predictors across racial/ethnic groups. Being Spanish speaking and mother's health status were only significant for Latinx/Hispanic mothers, and neighborhood support was not significant for Latinx/Hispanic mothers. Drawing from ecological theory, our study explores the micro-, meso-, and exo-/macro-level variables that influence food insecurity. Findings suggest that access to social support is crucial for disadvantaged families avoiding food insecurity, despite race/ethnicity. Still, factors predicting food insecurity may be racialized and should be recognized as such. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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