测量澳大利亚地区土著社区的粮食和水安全
Loretta Weatherall1, Alinta Trindall2,3, Trish Tonkin4
1Walgett Aboriginal Medical Service Limited, Walgett, New South Wales, Australia.
The Australian journal of rural health
|January 12, 2025
概括
粮食和水的不安全影响了澳大利亚沃尔盖特近一半的原住民成年人. 这些问题是相互关联的,需要社区和政府采取行动,以获得更好的健康结果.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 环境健康 环境健康
- 土著健康土著健康
背景情况:
- 粮食和水安全是健康的关键决定因素,特别是在偏远社区.
- 有限的数据存在于澳大利亚土著人口的食物和水的不安全的具体经验.
研究的目的:
- 测量澳大利亚新南威尔士州沃尔盖特市当前的粮食和水安全水平.
- 建立一个社区主导计划的基准.
- 了解粮食和水资源不安全之间的关系.
主要方法:
- 在2022年4月进行了一项社区主导的跨部门调查.
- 受过培训的当地研究人员对251名原住民成年人进行了家庭粮食不安全接入量表 (HFIAS) 和家庭水不安全体验量表 (HWISE).
- 线性回归分析检查了粮食和水资源不安全之间的关联.
主要成果:
- 近一半的参与者在过去12个月中经历了粮食不安全 (46%) 或水资源不安全 (44%).
- 可负担性和可用性是粮食不安全的主要驱动因素.
- 由于供应中断和质量问题,对瓶装水的依赖度很高.
结论:
- 这项研究首次使用经过验证的工具测量了澳大利亚原住民社区的粮食和水安全.
- 粮食和水资源不安全是相互关联的,其发生率与低收入和中等收入国家相美.
- 集成的社区主导和政府倡议对于改善粮食和水安全和健康结果至关重要.
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