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ArticleInternational journal of circumpolar health2015

Seasonal prevalence and determinants of food insecurity in Iqaluit, Nunavut.

Yang Guo, Lea Berrang-Ford, James Ford, Marie-Pierre Lardeau, Victoria Edge, Kaitlin Patterson, IHACC Research Team, Sherilee L Harper

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Article in International journal of circumpolar health, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yang GuoMcGill School of Environment, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
Lea Berrang-FordDepartment of Geography, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
James FordDepartment of Geography, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
Marie-Pierre LardeauDepartment of Geography, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
Victoria EdgeIndigenous Health Adaptation to Climate Change Research Team: Cesar Carcamo, Alejandro Llanos, Shuaib Lwasa, Didacus Bambaiha Namanya.
Kaitlin PattersonDepartment of Geography, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
IHACC Research Team
Sherilee L HarperIndigenous Health Adaptation to Climate Change Research Team: Cesar Carcamo, Alejandro Llanos, Shuaib Lwasa, Didacus Bambaiha Namanya.
McGill University · CAUniversity of Guelph · CA

Funding

Canadian Institutes of Health Research
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundFood insecurity is an ongoing problem in the Canadian Arctic. Although most studies have focused on smaller communities, little is known about food insecurity in larger centres.

objectivesThis study aimed to estimate the prevalence of food insecurity during 2 different seasons in Iqaluit, the territorial capital of Nunavut, as well as identify associated risk factors. DESIGNS: A modified United States Department of Agriculture Food Security Survey was applied to 532 randomly selected households in September 2012 and 523 in May 2013. Chi-square tests and multivariable logistic regression were used to examine potential associations between food security and 9 risk factors identified in the literature.

resultsIn September 2012, 28.7% of surveyed households in Iqaluit were food insecure, a rate 3 times higher than the national average, but lower than smaller Inuit communities in Nunavut. Prevalence of food insecurity in September 2012 was not significantly different in May 2013 (27.2%). When aggregating results from Inuit households from both seasons (May and September), food insecurity was associated with poor quality housing and reliance on income support (p<0.01). Unemployment and younger age of the person in charge of food preparation were also significantly associated with food insecurity. In contrast to previous research among Arctic communities, gender and consumption of country food were not positively associated with food security. These results are consistent with research describing high food insecurity across the Canadian Arctic.

conclusionThe factors associated with food insecurity in Iqaluit differed from those identified in smaller communities, suggesting that experiences with, and processes of, food insecurity may differ between small communities and larger commercial centres. These results suggest that country food consumption, traditional knowledge and sharing networks may play a less important role in larger Inuit communities.

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SeasonsAdultAgedCanadaChi-Square DistributionCross-Sectional StudiesFamily CharacteristicsFemaleFood SupplyHumansInuitLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedNunavutPrevalenceaboriginalfood securityIndigenousInuitIqaluitNunavutsocial determinants of health

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