ArticlePublic health nutrition2021
What factors are associated with food security among recently arrived refugees resettling in high-income countries? A scoping review.
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- Beyond conventional metrics: a scoping review of cultural food security definitions and indicators for migrant populations.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Pooled it
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- Effects of climate change-related hazards on food security and health within refugee settlements in Uganda.Conflict and health · 2026Article
- Silent struggles: food insecurity and mental health among Syrian refugees in Türkiye.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Forced Migrants' Experiences of Food Insecurity and Health During Transit and First Reception: A Scoping Review.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2026Review
- Australian settlement workers' use of food security information resources with refugee clients: a qualitative exploration.Public health nutrition · 2026Article
- The vulnerability of refugees and asylum seekers in Italy: Insights from a nationwide survey.PloS one · 2026Article
- Social support coping strategies among sub-Saharan African refugees: A systematic review and meta-synthesis.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2026Review
- Assessment of Food Insecurity, Diet Quality, and Mental Health Status Among Syrian Refugee Mothers with Young Children.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Improving nutrition for migrant children in Europe through policy: A scoping review.Journal of migration and health · 2025Article
- Determinants of food insecurity among Syrian refugee women and their coping strategies.BMC women's health · 2024Article
- Risk Factors for Non-Communicable Diseases in Refugees, Asylum Seekers, and Subsidiary Protection Beneficiaries Resettled or Relocated in Portugal Between 2015 and 2020.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Prevalence and risk factors of food insecurity among Syrian refugees in Türkiye.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Does cardiorespiratory fitness moderate the relationship between overweight, cardiovascular risk markers and mental health among forcibly displaced individuals living in a Greek refugee camp?Frontiers in sports and active living · 2024Article
- Post-Resettlement Food Insecurity: Afghan Refugees and Challenges of the New Environment.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Prevalence and socioeconomic determinants of food insecurity among Venezuelan migrant and refugee urban households in Peru.Frontiers in nutrition · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectiveRefugees are vulnerable to food insecurity (FI). This is attributable to a combination of inequitable social determinants and cultural differences. In 2019, 92 % of refugee resettlement (host country provides residency/citizenship) occurred in high-income countries, but little is known about the factors impacting their food security status in this setting. The review's objective was to therefore thematically identify factors affecting food security among refugees resettling in high-income countries.
designThis review was based on the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews. Between May-July 2020 and February 2021, peer-reviewed studies focused on FI, and published in English from 2000-2020, were searched on Medline, CINAHL, Scopus, Informit, PsychArticles, Proquest and EmBase.
settingOnly studies set in high-income countries were included.
participantsFifty percent or more of study participants had to be refugees who had resettled within 5 years.
resultsTwenty studies from six high-income countries were included. Culturally based food practices and priorities, confidence in navigating local foodways and transport, level of community connections and capabilities in local language and food preparation were key themes associated with food security.
conclusionsUtilising the four themes of culture, confidence, community and capabilities, there is an opportunity to improve the cultural sensitivity of measurement tools, develop understanding of how community-based resources (such as social capital) can be leveraged as food security buffers and modify existing food security initiatives to better serve refugee needs.
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