Journal article
COVID-19-Associated Food Insecurity and Mental Health Symptoms Among Latinx Adults in the United States
Hispanic health care international, v 22(1), pp 35-45
Mar 2024
PMID: 37853740
Featured in Collection : UN Sustainable Development Goals @ Drexel
Abstract
U.S. Latinx adults were disproportionately burdened by COVID-19 infection, as well as food insecurity compared to their non- Hispanic white adults. It is less clear if within-group variations among U.S. Latinx adults exist in food insecurity and mental health outcomes.
We conducted a secondary data analysis of repeated cross-sectional survey waves from the Understanding America Study (UAS) study (
= 182,865). We computed multivariable generalized linear regression models to examine associations between food insecurity, demographic characteristics, and depressive symptoms.
Participants with a history of food insecurity had a higher prevalence of depressive symptoms compared to those without a history of food insecurity (21.1% compared to 5.23%,
< .0001). Mexican participants reported a significantly higher prevalence of depression compared to Latino participants of Puerto Rican, Central American, or another Latino ethnicity (8.94% compared to 2.84%, 1.76%, and 2.91%, respectively,
< .0001). Associations of self-reported food insecurity among men and women varied by asthma status.
Our study demonstrates that participants with a history of food insecurity had a higher prevalence of depressive symptoms compared to those without a history of food insecurity. Our findings also illuminate the importance of disaggregating U.S. Latinx adults when examining associations between food insecurity and mental health.
Metrics
Details
- Title
- COVID-19-Associated Food Insecurity and Mental Health Symptoms Among Latinx Adults in the United States
- Creators
- Maissa Trabilsy - SUNY Downstate Health Sciences UniversityKasim Ortiz - Drexel UniversityMarlene Camacho-Rivera - Department of Community Health Sciences, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, NY, USA
- Publication Details
- Hispanic health care international, v 22(1), pp 35-45
- Publisher
- Sage
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Health Management and Policy
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:001156405100007
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85174410438
- Other Identifier
- 991021899315004721
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
This publication has contributed to the advancement of the following goals:
Source: SDGs in the Output
InCites Highlights
Data related to this publication, from InCites Benchmarking & Analytics tool:
- Web of Science research areas
- Public, Environmental & Occupational Health