ArticleBMC nutrition2021
High food insecurity in Latinx families and associated COVID-19 infection in the Greater Bay Area, California.
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- The COVID-19 pandemic and food insecurity in households with children: A systematic review.PloS one · 2024Pooled it
- Food insecurity and its socioeconomic and health determinants in pregnant women and mothers of children under 2 years of age, during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2023Pooled it
- A cross-sectional study of secondhand tobacco exposures and attitudes towards Senate Bill 793 in Latino mothers and middle and high school students in the San Francisco Bay Area.Tobacco induced diseases · 2026Article
- Validation of Variables for Use in Pediatric Obesity Risk Score Development in Demographically and Racially Diverse United States Cohorts.The Journal of pediatrics · 2024Article
- Food insecurity is a risk factor for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease in Latinx children.Pediatric obesity · 2024Article
- Food insecurity in urban American Indian and Alaska Native populations during the COVID-19 pandemic.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Food Insecurity in Urban American Indian and Alaska Native Populations During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Research square · 2023Article
- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education reductions during COVID-19 may have exacerbated health inequities.SSM - population health · 2023Article
- The citizenship shield: Mediated and moderated links between immigration status, discrimination, food insecurity, and negative health outcomes for latinx immigrants during the COVID-19 pandemic.Journal of community psychology · 2023Article
- The Determinants of Food Insecurity Among Hispanic/Latinx Households With Young Children: A Narrative Review.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2023Review
- Household and social characteristics associated with COVID-19 vaccine intent among Latino families in the San Francisco Bay Area.BMC infectious diseases · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundFood insecurity impacts nearly one-in-four Latinx households in the United States and has been exacerbated by the novel coronavirus or COVID-19 pandemic.
methodsWe examined the impact of COVID-19 on household and child food security in three preexisting, longitudinal, Latinx urban cohorts in the San Francisco Bay Area (N = 375 households, 1875 individuals). Households were initially recruited during pregnancy and postpartum at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital (ZSFG) and UCSF Benioff prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. For this COVID-19 sub-study, participants responded to a 15-min telephonic interview. Participants answered 18 questions from the US Food Security Food Module (US HFSSM) and questions on types of food consumption, housing and employment status, and history of COVID-19 infection as per community or hospital-based testing. Food security and insecurity levels were compared with prior year metrics.
resultsWe found low levels of household food security in Latinx families (by cohort: 29.2%; 34.2%; 60.0%) and child food security (56.9%, 54.1%, 78.0%) with differences between cohorts explained by self-reported levels of education and employment status. Food security levels were much lower than those reported previously in two cohorts where data had been recorded from prior years. Reported history of COVID-19 infection in households was 4.8% (95% Confidence Interval (CI); 1.5-14.3%); 7.2% (95%CI, 3.6-13.9%) and 3.5% (95%CI, 1.7-7.2%) by cohort and was associated with food insecurity in the two larger cohorts (p = 0.03; p = 0.01 respectively).
conclusionsLatinx families in the Bay Area with children are experiencing a sharp rise in food insecurity levels during the COVID-19 epidemic. Food insecurity, similar to other indices of poverty, is associated with increased risk for COVID-19 infection. Comprehensive interventions are needed to address food insecurity in Latinx populations and further studies are needed to better assess independent associations between household food insecurity, poor nutritional health and risk of COVID-19 infection.
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