Zekeri Andrew A
Professor of Sociology, Department of Psychology and Sociology Adjunct Professor of Sociology, National Center for Bioethics in Research and Health Care, Tuskegee University, , Email:
J Healthc Sci Humanit. 2020 Fall;10(1):30-39.
This study was conducted in Alabama's Black Belt Counties to examine the association between household food insecurity and self-reported health status. Data were collected from 400 households to measure household food insecurity and self-reported general health status using the U.S. Food Security Module. In bivariate analyses, household food insecurity was significantly associated with health status as some mothers from food insecure households were significantly more likely to rate their health as fair/poor. In regression analysis model controlling for potentially confounding variables, household food insecurity was still associated with poor self-reported health status. Food intake of some household members was reduced, and their eating patterns disrupted at times because the household lacked money for obtaining food. Policy changes to increase economic resources and access to federal food programs are needed to reduce household food insecurity in this region. Gendered experiences in the context of consequences of poverty should not be ignored.
本研究在阿拉巴马州的黑带县进行，以检验家庭粮食不安全状况与自我报告的健康状况之间的关联。通过美国粮食安全模块从400户家庭收集数据，以衡量家庭粮食不安全状况和自我报告的总体健康状况。在双变量分析中，家庭粮食不安全状况与健康状况显著相关，因为一些来自粮食不安全家庭的母亲将自己的健康状况评为“一般/较差”的可能性明显更高。在控制了潜在混杂变量的回归分析模型中，家庭粮食不安全状况仍与自我报告的健康状况不佳有关。一些家庭成员的食物摄入量减少，而且由于家庭缺钱购买食物，他们的饮食模式有时会被打乱。需要通过政策变革来增加经济资源并改善联邦粮食计划的获取渠道，以减少该地区的家庭粮食不安全状况。贫困后果背景下的性别化经历不容忽视。
