Head of household disability can increase household food insecurity: an analysis of a Colombian population survey


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Merari Fernandez-Perez, Juan Pablo Aparco, J Jhonnel Alarco
Reports in Public Health, 2024

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Fernandez-Perez, M., Aparco, J. P., & Alarco, J. J. (2024). Head of household disability can increase household food insecurity: an analysis of a Colombian population survey. Reports in Public Health.


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Fernandez-Perez, Merari, Juan Pablo Aparco, and J Jhonnel Alarco. “Head of Household Disability Can Increase Household Food Insecurity: an Analysis of a Colombian Population Survey.” Reports in Public Health (2024).


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Fernandez-Perez, Merari, et al. “Head of Household Disability Can Increase Household Food Insecurity: an Analysis of a Colombian Population Survey.” Reports in Public Health, 2024.


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@article{fernandez-perez2024a,
  title = {Head of household disability can increase household food insecurity: an analysis of a Colombian population survey},
  year = {2024},
  journal = {Reports in Public Health},
  author = {Fernandez-Perez, Merari and Aparco, Juan Pablo and Alarco, J Jhonnel}
}

Abstract

This study investigated the association between head of household disability and the severity of food insecurity in Colombian households during 2017. A secondary data analysis was conducted based on 2017 Colombian National Quality of Life Survey (ECV 2017). As the independent variable, disability was assessed using questions from the Washington group, whereas the dependent variable - food insecurity - was measured by the Latin American and Caribbean Food Security Scale (ELCSA). Sociodemographic confounding variables and variables related to food insecurity were included. Association was analyzed by ordinal logistic regression, and the odds ratio (OR) was estimated with its 95% confidence intervals (95%CI). All calculations considered the complex sampling of ECV 2017. Data from 8,488 heads of household were included. A total of 9.2% of the participants had some type of disability and 41.8% reported some level of household food insecurity. Households with a head of household with some disability were 30% more likely to develop severe food insecurity compared with households with a head of household without disabilities (OR = 1.30; 95%CI: 1.07-1.59), adjusted for multiple confounding variables. In 2017, Colombian households with heads of household with disabilities were more likely to develop severe food insecurity. It is essential to implement nutritional assistance programs aimed at vulnerable populations, such as people with disabilities. 

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