Understanding the link between poverty and food insecurity among children: Does the definition of poverty matter?

Wight, Vanessa R.; Kaushal, Neeraj; Waldfogel, Jane; Garfinkel, Irv

doi:10.1080/10796126.2014.891973

Cited by 120 publications

(74 citation statements)

References 41 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…Therefore, the highest accuracy scenario was the one presented above that would achieve minimum acceptable error. Furthermore, poverty and food insecurity are not the same (Wight et al 2014). …”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Bibliometric analysis of medicine-related publications on poverty (2005–2015)

et al. 2016

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

BackgroundPoverty is a global problem. The war against poverty requires not only financial support, but also poverty-related research to pinpoint areas of high need of intervention. In line with international efforts to fight poverty and negative consequences, we carried out this study to give a bibliometric overview of medicine-related literature on poverty. Such a s study is an indicator of the extent of interaction of various international key players on the war against poverty-related health problems.MethodsScopus was used to achieve the objective of this study. The time span set for this study was 2005–2015. Poverty-related articles under the subject area “Medicine” were used to give bibliometric indicators such as annual growth of publications, international collaboration, highly cited articles, active countries, institutions, journals, and authors.ResultsThe total number of retrieved articles was 1583. The Hirsh-index of retrieved articles was 56. A modest and fluctuating increase was seen over the study period. Visualization map of retrieved articles showed that “HIV”, infectious diseases, mental health, India, and Africa were most commonly encountered terms. No significant dominance of any particular author or journal was observed in retrieved articles. The United States of America had the largest share in the number of published articles. The World Health Organization and Centers for Disease Prevention and Control were among top active institutions/organizations. International collaboration was observed in less than one third of publications. Top cited articles focused on three poverty-related health issues, mainly, infectious diseases, malnutrition, and child development/psychology. Most of top articles were published in high impact journals.ConclusionsData indicated that articles on poverty were published in high influential medical journals indicative of the importance of poverty as a global health problem. However, the number publications and the extent of international collaborations was lower than expected given the huge burden of poverty-related health problems.

show abstract

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Bibliometric analysis of medicine-related publications on poverty (2005–2015)

et al. 2016

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…While income/poverty and food security status are not perfectly correlated, households with poverty-level income are more likely to experience lower food security 23 . To our knowledge, only two studies exist on household food security status and food shopping 24,25 .…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Association between Food Security and Store-Specific and Overall Food Shopping Behaviors

Ma¹,

Liese²,

Hibbert³

et al. 2017

Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Background Food security is a severe problem in the United States (US). Few studies have examined its relationship with food shopping behaviors. Objective This study aimed to examine the association between food security and store-specific and overall food shopping among residents of low-income neighborhoods. Design Cross-sectional study. Participants/setting 527 households were recruited from two counties in South Carolina from November, 2013 to May, 2014, and 474 households were included in the final analysis. Main outcomes measures Food security was assessed using the 18-item US-Household Food Security Module questionnaire, and classified into three categories: high or marginal food security (FS), low food secure (LFS), and very low food secure (VLFS). Store-specific shopping behaviors including frequency, store type, and transportation were queried via in-person interview for the three most-frequented grocery stores. Distance from participants’ homes to their reported stores was calculated using Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Statistical analyses Multivariate linear regression for analyses of distance and frequency and multinomial/ordinary logistic regression for analyses of store type and transportation were used. Results Compared to FS participants, a significantly higher proportion of VLFS participants reported a convenience/dollar store as their most-frequented store (odds ratio (OR) =2.31, 95% confidence interval (CI=1.08, 4.95) or a lack of transportation (OR=2.04, 95% CI=1.25, 3.33). They also shopped less frequently (b=−0.31, p-value=0.03) at their third most-frequented store and traveled fewer total miles for shopping (b=−4.71, p-value=0.04). In analyses considering all stores jointly, LFS participants had lower odds of shopping at both supermarkets and convenience/dollar stores (OR=0.44, 95% CI=0.21, 0.91) compared to FS residents. Conclusions The current findings suggest that households with very low food security tend to shop more frequently in stores that have less healthful options, such as convenience/dollar stores. These findings lend support to ongoing community and policy interventions aimed at improving food access among food-insecure populations.

show abstract

“…These statistics reflect the impact that the condition of poverty has on food security either because the quality or quantity of the food they always eat has decreased or because they have not eaten for an entire day owing to inadequate income [10]. The poverty increases the likelihood of food insecurity [11,12]. One of the reasons why people may not have access to food even when enough is available in the aggregate is that there is no guarantee that a market economy will generate a distribution of income that provides enough income for all to purchase the food they need [13].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Food Access and Coping Strategies Adopted by Households to Fight Hunger among Indigenous Communities of Sierra Tarahumara in Mexico

2018

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Households' food access remains a concern primarily in rural households in lower-and middle-income countries. The purpose of this study is to measure food access and to identify the coping strategies in indigenous households of the communities of Sierra Tarahumara in Mexico. The representative sample was made up of 123 households from 38 communities. The survey was conducted face to face during the winter season between February and March 2015. Since all respondents only speak the Tarahumara language, authors were assisted by translators. The level of access to food was low in 54.47% of households. The main coping strategies used by households were rationing and augmenting short-term household food availability. Bivariate analyses were used, with Chi-square (χ 2 ) test suggesting that coping strategies associated with food access included: reliance on less expensive foods, purchasing food on credit, limiting portion size at meal times, skipping meals, and restricting consumption of adults to secure children's intake. One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) test indicated that the income derived from various households are identical across all food access levels. We conclude that the indigenous households did experience difficulties in obtaining food.

show abstract

Understanding the link between poverty and food insecurity among children: Does the definition of poverty matter?

Cited by 120 publications

References 41 publications

Bibliometric analysis of medicine-related publications on poverty (2005–2015)

Bibliometric analysis of medicine-related publications on poverty (2005–2015)

The Association between Food Security and Store-Specific and Overall Food Shopping Behaviors

Food Access and Coping Strategies Adopted by Households to Fight Hunger among Indigenous Communities of Sierra Tarahumara in Mexico

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About