Food security and child hunger among recently resettled Liberian refugees and asylum seekers: a pilot study.

Abstract:

:Little is known about the food insecurity situation among families resettled into the United States as part of the refugee resettlement program. This paper reports on a pilot study examining food insecurity among recently arrived refugee families (n=33). Objectives were to evaluate the usefulness and feasibility of methods to assess the prevalence of food insecurity and child hunger, and to examine associations between child hunger and measures of socio-economic status and measures of acculturation. Results indicated that 85% of households were food insecure, and 42% experienced child hunger. Hunger was more likely to be indicated in households using foods stamps, with lower income, and lower education. Hunger was also more likely to be indicated in households where the primary shopper experienced difficulty shopping and with language. Results are in broad agreement with those reported in other studies and highlight economic and information barriers to achieving food security. These data suggest that further study of food insecurity is warranted among recently resettled refugee communities resettled in the United States.

journal_name

J Immigr Minor Health

authors

Hadley C,Sellen D

doi

10.1007/s10903-006-9007-9

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2006-10-01 00:00:00

pages

369-75

issue

4

eissn

1557-1912

issn

1557-1920

journal_volume

8

pub_type

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