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Factors Associated with Seasonal Food Insecurity among Small-Scale Subsistence Farming Households in Rural Honduras

In the context of climate change, a nutritional transition, and increased pressures to migrate internally and internationally, this study examined the relationship between seasonal food insecurity and demographic, socioeconomic, and agricultural production factors among small-scale subsistence farme...

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Autores principales: Dodd, Warren, Gómez Cerna, Marvin, Orellena, Paola, Humphries, Sally, Sadoine, Margaux L., Zombré, David, Zinszer, Kate, Kipp, Amy, Cole, Donald C.
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7037563/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31978999
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17030706
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author Dodd, Warren
Gómez Cerna, Marvin
Orellena, Paola
Humphries, Sally
Sadoine, Margaux L.
Zombré, David
Zinszer, Kate
Kipp, Amy
Cole, Donald C.
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Gómez Cerna, Marvin
Orellena, Paola
Humphries, Sally
Sadoine, Margaux L.
Zombré, David
Zinszer, Kate
Kipp, Amy
Cole, Donald C.
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description In the context of climate change, a nutritional transition, and increased pressures to migrate internally and internationally, this study examined the relationship between seasonal food insecurity and demographic, socioeconomic, and agricultural production factors among small-scale subsistence farmers in rural northern Honduras. Anchored by a partnership with the Fundación para la Investigación Participativa con Agricultores de Honduras (FIPAH) and the Yorito Municipal Health Centre, a cross-sectional household survey was administered in Yorito, Honduras, in July 2014. The study population included 1263 individuals from 248 households across 22 rural communities. A multivariate mixed effects negative binomial regression model was built to investigate the relationship between the self-reported number of months without food availability and access from subsistence agriculture in the previous year (August 2013–July 2014) and demographic, socioeconomic, and agricultural production variables. This study found a lengthier ‘lean season’ among surveyed household than previously documented in Honduras. Overall, 62.2% (95% confidence interval (CI): [59.52, 64.87]) of individuals experienced at least four months of insufficient food in the previous year. Individuals from poorer and larger households were more likely to experience insufficient food compared to individuals from wealthier and smaller households. Additionally, individuals from households that produced both maize and beans were less likely to have insufficient food compared to individuals from households that did not grow these staple crops (prevalence ratio (PR) = 0.83; 95% CI: [0.69, 0.99]). Receiving remittances from a migrant family member did not significantly reduce the prevalence of having insufficient food. As unpredictable crop yields linked to climate change and extreme weather events are projected to negatively influence the food security and nutrition outcomes of rural populations, it is important to understand how demographic, socioeconomic, and agricultural production factors may modify the ability of individuals and households engaged in small-scale subsistence agriculture to respond to adverse shocks.
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spelling pubmed-70375632020-03-11 Factors Associated with Seasonal Food Insecurity among Small-Scale Subsistence Farming Households in Rural Honduras Dodd, Warren Gómez Cerna, Marvin Orellena, Paola Humphries, Sally Sadoine, Margaux L. Zombré, David Zinszer, Kate Kipp, Amy Cole, Donald C. Int J Environ Res Public Health Article In the context of climate change, a nutritional transition, and increased pressures to migrate internally and internationally, this study examined the relationship between seasonal food insecurity and demographic, socioeconomic, and agricultural production factors among small-scale subsistence farmers in rural northern Honduras. Anchored by a partnership with the Fundación para la Investigación Participativa con Agricultores de Honduras (FIPAH) and the Yorito Municipal Health Centre, a cross-sectional household survey was administered in Yorito, Honduras, in July 2014. The study population included 1263 individuals from 248 households across 22 rural communities. A multivariate mixed effects negative binomial regression model was built to investigate the relationship between the self-reported number of months without food availability and access from subsistence agriculture in the previous year (August 2013–July 2014) and demographic, socioeconomic, and agricultural production variables. This study found a lengthier ‘lean season’ among surveyed household than previously documented in Honduras. Overall, 62.2% (95% confidence interval (CI): [59.52, 64.87]) of individuals experienced at least four months of insufficient food in the previous year. Individuals from poorer and larger households were more likely to experience insufficient food compared to individuals from wealthier and smaller households. Additionally, individuals from households that produced both maize and beans were less likely to have insufficient food compared to individuals from households that did not grow these staple crops (prevalence ratio (PR) = 0.83; 95% CI: [0.69, 0.99]). Receiving remittances from a migrant family member did not significantly reduce the prevalence of having insufficient food. As unpredictable crop yields linked to climate change and extreme weather events are projected to negatively influence the food security and nutrition outcomes of rural populations, it is important to understand how demographic, socioeconomic, and agricultural production factors may modify the ability of individuals and households engaged in small-scale subsistence agriculture to respond to adverse shocks. MDPI 2020-01-22 2020-02 /pmc/articles/PMC7037563/ /pubmed/31978999 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17030706 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Cole, Donald C.
Factors Associated with Seasonal Food Insecurity among Small-Scale Subsistence Farming Households in Rural Honduras
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title_fullStr Factors Associated with Seasonal Food Insecurity among Small-Scale Subsistence Farming Households in Rural Honduras
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title_short Factors Associated with Seasonal Food Insecurity among Small-Scale Subsistence Farming Households in Rural Honduras
title_sort factors associated with seasonal food insecurity among small-scale subsistence farming households in rural honduras
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7037563/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31978999
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17030706
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