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Conceptualizing and contextualizing food insecurity among Greenlandic children
Birgit Niclasen1, Michal Molcho, Steven Arnfjord
1National Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark. niclasen@greennet.gl
International Journal of Circumpolar Health
|May 21, 2013
Summary
Food insecurity impacts Greenlandic children, linked to diet changes and economic factors. The Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study
Area of Science:
- Child Health
- Nutritional Epidemiology
- Arctic Studies
Background:
- Food insecurity presents unique challenges in Arctic regions, influenced by westernized diets and environmental contamination.
- Socio-demographic factors significantly affect access to healthy food among Arctic populations.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine the context and outcomes of food insecurity in Greenlandic children.
- To compare these findings with other Arctic and Western child populations.
- To evaluate the suitability of the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study's food insecurity measure.
Main Methods:
- Literature review of food insecurity outcomes in children.
- Analysis of Greenlandic data from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study (2010).
- Focus group interviews with children to assess the validity of the HBSC food insecurity item.
Main Results:
- Food insecurity in Greenlandic children is associated with negative outcomes across eight domains.
- The HBSC food insecurity item demonstrated face and content validity through child interviews.
- Arctic food security contexts share similarities, including diet westernization and contamination concerns.
Conclusions:
- The HBSC food insecurity measure is a reliable indicator for Greenlandic schoolchildren.
- Further research is recommended to explore explanatory and mediating factors of food insecurity.
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