Ruiz-Castell Maria, Muckle Gina, Dewailly Éric, Jacobson Joseph L, Jacobson Sandra W, Ayotte Pierre, Riva Mylène
Maria Ruiz-Castell is with Laval University/CHU de Québec Research Center, Quebec. Gina Muckle is with the School of Psychology, Laval University, Quebec, and CHU de Québec Research Center, Quebec. At the time of the study, Éric Dewailly was with the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Laval University, Quebec, and CHU de Québec Research Center, Quebec. Joseph L. Jacobson and Sandra W. Jacobson are with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI. Pierre Ayotte and Mylène Riva are with the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Laval University, Quebec, and CHU de Québec Research Center, Quebec.
Am J Public Health. 2015 Mar;105(3):e122-32. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302290. Epub 2015 Jan 20.
We examined the relation of household crowding to food insecurity among Inuit families with school-aged children in Arctic Quebec.
We analyzed data collected between October 2005 and February 2010 from 292 primary caregiver-child dyads from 14 Inuit communities. We collected information about household conditions, food security, and family socioeconomic characteristics by interviews. We used logistic regression models to examine the association between household crowding and food insecurity.
Nearly 62% of Inuit families in the Canadian Arctic resided in more crowded households, placing them at risk for food insecurity. About 27% of the families reported reducing the size of their children's meals because of lack of money. The likelihood of reducing the size of children's meals was greater in crowded households (odds ratio=3.73; 95% confidence interval=1.96, 7.12). After we adjusted for different socioeconomic characteristics, results remained statistically significant.
Interventions operating across different levels (community, regional, national) are needed to ensure food security in the region. Targeting families living in crowded conditions as part of social and public health policies aiming to reduce food insecurity in the Arctic could be beneficial.
我们研究了魁北克北极地区有学龄儿童的因纽特家庭中家庭拥挤程度与粮食不安全之间的关系。
我们分析了2005年10月至2010年2月期间从14个因纽特社区收集的292对主要照顾者与儿童的数据。我们通过访谈收集了有关家庭状况、粮食安全和家庭社会经济特征的信息。我们使用逻辑回归模型来研究家庭拥挤程度与粮食不安全之间的关联。
加拿大北极地区近62%的因纽特家庭居住在更为拥挤的家庭中,这使他们面临粮食不安全的风险。约27%的家庭报告称,由于缺钱,他们减少了孩子的餐量。在拥挤家庭中,减少孩子餐量的可能性更大(优势比=3.73;95%置信区间=1.96,7.12)。在我们对不同社会经济特征进行调整后,结果仍具有统计学意义。
需要在不同层面(社区、地区、国家)开展干预措施,以确保该地区的粮食安全。将生活在拥挤环境中的家庭作为旨在减少北极地区粮食不安全的社会和公共卫生政策的一部分加以关注可能会有所助益。