Ferguson Megan, Brown Clare, Georga Claire, Miles Edward, Wilson Alyce, Brimblecombe Julie
Wellbeing and Preventable Chronic Diseases, Menzies School of Health Research, Northern Territory.
School of Population Health, Division of Health Sciences, University of South Australia.
Aust N Z J Public Health. 2017 Jun;41(3):294-298. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.12664. Epub 2017 Mar 28.
To explore availability, variety and frequency consumption of traditional foods and their role in alleviating food insecurity in remote Aboriginal Australia.
Availability was assessed through repeated semi-structured interviews and consumption via a survey. Quantitative data were described and qualitative data classified.
Aboriginal and non-Indigenous key informants (n=30 in 2013; n=19 in 2014) from 20 Northern Territory (NT) communities participated in interviews. Aboriginal primary household shoppers (n=73 in 2014) in five of these communities participated in a survey. Traditional foods were reported to be available year-round in all 20 communities. Most participants (89%) reported consuming a variety of traditional foods at least fortnightly and 71% at least weekly. Seventy-six per cent reported being food insecure, with 40% obtaining traditional food during these times.
Traditional food is consumed frequently by Aboriginal people living in remote NT. Implications for public health: Quantifying dietary contribution of traditional food would complement estimated population dietary intake. It would contribute evidence of nutrition transition and differences in intakes across age groups and inform dietary, environmental and social interventions and policy. Designing and conducting assessment of traditional food intake in conjunction with Aboriginal leaders warrants consideration.
探讨澳大利亚偏远地区原住民传统食物的可得性、种类及食用频率，以及这些传统食物在缓解粮食不安全方面所起的作用。
通过多次半结构化访谈评估传统食物的可得性，并通过一项调查评估其食用情况。对定量数据进行描述，对定性数据进行分类。
来自北领地（NT）20个社区的原住民和非原住民关键信息提供者（2013年n = 30；2014年n = 19）参与了访谈。其中五个社区的原住民家庭主要购物者（2014年n = 73）参与了一项调查。据报告，所有20个社区全年都有传统食物供应。大多数参与者（89%）报告至少每两周食用一次各种传统食物，71%的参与者至少每周食用一次。76%的人报告存在粮食不安全问题，其中40%在这些时期获取传统食物。
居住在北领地偏远地区的原住民经常食用传统食物。对公共卫生的影响：量化传统食物的饮食贡献将补充估计的人群饮食摄入量。这将为营养转型以及不同年龄组摄入量差异提供证据，并为饮食、环境和社会干预措施及政策提供信息。与原住民领袖共同设计和开展传统食物摄入量评估值得考虑。
