The community food environment as an effect modifier of the relationship between racial discrimination and food insecurity among adults in Southern Brazil
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Summary
This summary is machine-generated.Racial discrimination increases food insecurity, especially in areas with poor food environments. Interventions targeting these environments can help combat racism and food insecurity.
Area Of Science
- Public Health
- Social Epidemiology
- Health Disparities
Background
- Racial discrimination is linked to adverse health outcomes, including unhealthy food environments and food insecurity.
- Previous research has not examined the combined impact of racial discrimination and community food environments on food insecurity.
- This study investigates the interplay between racism, food environment, and food insecurity among adults across different socioeconomic strata.
Purpose Of The Study
- To analyze the relationship between racial discrimination, community food environment, and food insecurity in adults.
- To explore the modifying role of the food environment on the association between racism and food insecurity.
Main Methods
- Cross-sectional study of 400 adults (aged 20-70) in Porto Alegre, Brazil.
- Assessed race and racial discrimination using the Experiences of Discrimination (EOD) scale.
- Evaluated food environment with the Nutrition Environment Measures Survey in Stores (NEMS-S) and food insecurity with the Brazilian Food Insecurity Scale (EBIA).
- Utilized Poisson regression with robust variance for multivariate analysis.
Main Results
- Food insecurity prevalence was higher in areas with poorer food environments (56.6% and 58.8%).
- Racial discrimination was significantly associated with increased food insecurity (PR 1.07; 95% CI, 1.03-1.20).
- This association was evident only in areas with poorer food environments (PR 1.06; 95% CI, 1.01-1.10), indicating effect modification.
Conclusions
- Experiences of racial discrimination are linked to higher food insecurity prevalence.
- The community food environment significantly modifies the relationship between racism and food insecurity.
- Interventions in food environments, particularly in areas with larger Black populations, are crucial for addressing both racism and food insecurity.
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