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Food Insecurity and Food Resource Utilization in an Urban Immigrant Community.
- Source :
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Journal of Immigrant & Minority Health . Feb2017, Vol. 19 Issue 1, p179-186. 8p. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Risk and prevalence of food insecurity and use of food security resources are important but incompletely understood factors in immigrant health. Key informant interviews and a survey (N = 809) of housing units were conducted in a San Diego, California neighborhood with a high proportion of immigrant and low income families. The difference in food insecurity between immigrant and non-immigrant households was non-significant (20.1 vs. 15.7 %, p = n.s.), though immigrant families were more likely to use food security resources such as SNAP (32.7 vs. 22.9 %, p < .01) and food pantries (28.2 vs. 19.7 %, p < .001). Among immigrants, neither national origin nor years in the United States predicted food insecurity or use of most food security resources. In immigrant families, food insecurity often remains a challenge long after immigration, suggesting a potentially increasing need for food security resources as immigration into the United States continues. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 15571912
- Volume :
- 19
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Immigrant & Minority Health
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 121037562
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-015-0331-9