Department of Nutritional Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, United States.
Department of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.
Int J Public Health. 2024 May 14;69:1607043. doi: 10.3389/ijph.2024.1607043. eCollection 2024.
Food insecurity (FI) remains a major public health problem globally. However, there is limited information about adolescents' experiences. The current study explored FI experiences of pregnant adolescents and adolescent mothers in Cape Coast, Ghana using a Photovoice method. This study recruited 34 pregnant adolescents and adolescent mothers from communities in Cape Coast, Ghana. Each participated in a training session then was provided prompts to take photos that portrayed food access barriers, facilitators and coping strategies. In a debrief session, each participant selected two pictures they took and explained the image, followed by a group discussion of the selected photos. Debrief sessions were audio recorded and transcribed verbatim to develop themes using a theory-driven approach. Most participants reported several or many experiences with FI (64.7%) in the previous month. Participants discussed money, unwanted pregnancy, and unstable work as barriers to obtaining food and working, selling goods, and family support as facilitators to obtaining food. Coping strategies mentioned include providing services to others, borrowing food and goods, meal stretching, pawning personal items and trading. The FI experience of this population is complex; interventions, including trade training or school retention, should be multifaceted.
食物不安全(FI)仍然是全球一个主要的公共卫生问题。然而,关于青少年的体验,信息有限。本研究使用摄影法探讨了加纳 Cape Coast 地区的孕妇青少年和青少年母亲的 FI 体验。本研究从加纳 Cape Coast 的社区招募了 34 名孕妇青少年和青少年母亲。每位参与者都参加了一次培训,然后被提供提示来拍摄描绘食物获取障碍、促进因素和应对策略的照片。在汇报会上,每位参与者选择了他们拍摄的两张照片并对其进行解释,随后对所选照片进行了小组讨论。汇报会进行了录音,并逐字转录,以理论为导向的方法来发展主题。大多数参与者报告说,在过去的一个月中,他们有过几次或多次食物不安全的经历(64.7%)。参与者讨论了金钱、意外怀孕和不稳定的工作作为获取食物和工作、销售商品和家庭支持的障碍,而获取食物的促进因素包括为他人提供服务、借贷食物和商品、延长用餐时间、典当个人物品和交易。该人群的食物不安全体验很复杂;包括贸易培训或学校留级在内的干预措施应该是多方面的。
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