Factors Associated with Continued Food Insecurity among Households Recovering from Hurricane Katrina
| dc.contributor.author | Clay, Lauren | |
| dc.contributor.author | Papas, Mia A. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Gill, Kimberly B. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Abramson, David M. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-01-05T22:55:34Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-01-05T22:55:34Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2018-08-03 | |
| dc.description.abstract | In 2010, 14.5% of US households experienced food insecurity, which adversely impacts health. Some groups are at increased risk for food insecurity, such as female-headed households, and those same groups are often also at increased risk for disaster exposure and the negative consequences that come with exposure. Little research has been done on food insecurity post-disaster. The present study investigates long-term food insecurity among households heavily impacted by Hurricane Katrina. A sample of 683 households participating in the Gulf Coast Child and Family Health Study were examined using a generalized estimation model to determine protective and risk factors for food insecurity during long-term recovery. Higher income (Odds Ratio (OR) 0.84, 95% Confidence Interval (CI) 0.77, 0.91), having a partner (OR 0.93; 95% CI 0.89, 0.97), or “other” race were found to be protective against food insecurity over a five-year period following disaster exposure. Low social support (OR 1.14; 95% CI 1.08, 1.20), poor physical health (OR 1.08; 95% CI 1.03, 1.13) or mental health (OR 1.13; 95% CI 1.09, 1.18), and female sex (OR 1.05; 95% CI 1.01, 1.10) were risk factors. Policies and programs that increase access to food supplies among high-risk groups are needed to reduce the negative health impacts of disasters. | en_US |
| dc.description.sponsorship | The authors would like to acknowledge the original research team that conducted the Gulf Coast Child and Family Health Study at the National Center for Disaster Preparedness, the Children’s Health Fund for funding the research, and the families that participated in the study for generously sharing their experiences in Hurricane Katrina so that we may learn about and work to improve the disaster recovery process. | en_US |
| dc.description.uri | https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/15/8/1647 | en_US |
| dc.format.extent | 10 pages | en_US |
| dc.genre | journal articles | en_US |
| dc.identifier | doi:10.13016/m2654y-veek | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Clay, Lauren A., Mia A. Papas, Kimberly B. Gill, and David M. Abramson. 2018. "Factors Associated with Continued Food Insecurity among Households Recovering from Hurricane Katrina" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 15, no. 8: 1647. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15081647 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15081647 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11603/26580 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.publisher | MDPI | en_US |
| dc.relation.isAvailableAt | The University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | UMBC Emergency Health Services Department Collection | |
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| dc.rights | Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) | * |
| dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | * |
| dc.title | Factors Associated with Continued Food Insecurity among Households Recovering from Hurricane Katrina | en_US |
| dc.type | Text | en_US |
| dcterms.creator | https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3334-9666 | en_US |