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Food Insecurity and the Double Burden of Malnutrition of Indigenous Refugee Épera Siapidara.
- Source :
- Journal of Immigrant & Minority Health; Oct2019, Vol. 21 Issue 5, p1035-1042, 8p
- Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- The goal of this paper is to assess food and nutritional security status of an indigenous population who migrated from Colombia to Ecuador. We collected data about the perception of food insecurity, anthropometric and food intake (n = 104). An analysis multivariate (Generalized Linear Model) we used to know the adequacy to the Dietary Reference Intake (DRI). All the households were food insecure, stunting affected 45.1% of children and adolescents and the 60% were overweight or obese women. Significant differences were observed by gender for energy, lipid, carbohydrate, fiber, and iron (p < 0.001). No age group meets the DRI for fiber, calcium and potassium (except in children 24–59 months) and iron. There was a deficiency in vitamins A, D, folic acid and thiamine. The Epera Siapidara people in Ecuador experience acute food insecurity and a double burden of malnutrition, which may seriously affect their health and general progress. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- MALNUTRITION
ANTHROPOMETRY
VITAMIN deficiency
BODY weight
CARDIOVASCULAR diseases risk factors
CONFIDENCE intervals
DIET
DIETARY fiber
CARBOHYDRATE content of food
HEALTH status indicators
INDIGENOUS peoples
INGESTION
MULTIVARIATE analysis
NUTRITIONAL assessment
REFUGEES
RESEARCH funding
STATISTICAL sampling
STATURE
FOOD security
DATA analysis software
WAIST circumference
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
NUTRITIONAL status
DISEASE complications
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 15571912
- Volume :
- 21
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Immigrant & Minority Health
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 138430665
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-018-0807-5