Household Food Insecurity and Psychosocial Dysfunction in Ecuadorian Elementary Schoolchildren
المؤلفون المشاركون
Weigel, M. Margaret
Armijos, Rodrigo X.
المصدر
International Journal of Pediatrics
العدد
المجلد 2018، العدد 2018 (31 ديسمبر/كانون الأول 2018)، ص ص. 1-7، 7ص.
الناشر
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
تاريخ النشر
2018-08-13
دولة النشر
مصر
عدد الصفحات
7
التخصصات الرئيسية
الملخص EN
Household food insecurity (HFI) is a major global public health and pediatric concern due to its reported association with adverse child nutrition, growth, and health outcomes.
Psychosocial dysfunction is a major cause of childhood disability.
US and Canadian studies have linked HFI to poorer overall psychosocial dysfunction and specific dysfunction types in school-aged children, i.e., internalizing, externalizing, and attention behaviors.
However, it is uncertain whether prior findings are generalizable to low- and middle-income country (LMIC) settings.
We conducted a cross-sectional study to explore the association of HFI with psychosocial dysfunction in 6-12-year-old public elementary schoolchildren (n=279) residing in low-income neighborhoods in Quito, Ecuador.
Maternal caregivers were interviewed to obtain data on child psychosocial dysfunction (Pediatric Symptom Checklist, PSC), food security (Household Food Security Survey Module), and maternal mental health (SF-36 Mental Composite Summary).
Capillary blood samples were obtained from child participants to measure hemoglobin levels.
The data were analyzed using general linear models with adjustment for covariates.
The results revealed that HFI was associated with significantly higher overall average PSC scores (p=0.002) and with internalizing (p=0.001) and externalizing (p=0.03) but not attention subscale scores.
However, anemia was independently associated with PSC attention subscale scores (p=0.015).
This is the first study to report on the relationship between HFI and psychosocial dysfunction in school-aged children in a LMIC setting.
It highlights the importance of improving policies and programs protecting vulnerable households from HFI.
In addition to improving health and nutrition, such improvements could potentially reduce the burden of child psychosocial dysfunction.
نمط استشهاد جمعية علماء النفس الأمريكية (APA)
Weigel, M. Margaret& Armijos, Rodrigo X.. 2018. Household Food Insecurity and Psychosocial Dysfunction in Ecuadorian Elementary Schoolchildren. International Journal of Pediatrics،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1174664
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الأمريكية للغات الحديثة (MLA)
Weigel, M. Margaret& Armijos, Rodrigo X.. Household Food Insecurity and Psychosocial Dysfunction in Ecuadorian Elementary Schoolchildren. International Journal of Pediatrics No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1174664
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الطبية الأمريكية (AMA)
Weigel, M. Margaret& Armijos, Rodrigo X.. Household Food Insecurity and Psychosocial Dysfunction in Ecuadorian Elementary Schoolchildren. International Journal of Pediatrics. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1174664
نوع البيانات
مقالات
لغة النص
الإنجليزية
الملاحظات
Includes bibliographical references
رقم السجل
BIM-1174664
قاعدة معامل التأثير والاستشهادات المرجعية العربي "ارسيف Arcif"
أضخم قاعدة بيانات عربية للاستشهادات المرجعية للمجلات العلمية المحكمة الصادرة في العالم العربي
تقوم هذه الخدمة بالتحقق من التشابه أو الانتحال في الأبحاث والمقالات العلمية والأطروحات الجامعية والكتب والأبحاث باللغة العربية، وتحديد درجة التشابه أو أصالة الأعمال البحثية وحماية ملكيتها الفكرية. تعرف اكثر