Chronic pain and depressive symptoms are related to food insecurity among urban food bank users

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teresa L Bigand ◽  
Jeremy Dietz ◽  
Hannah N Gubitz ◽  
Marian Wilson
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Chronic Pain ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Health Condition ◽  
Food Bank ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Public Health Officials ◽  
Nutritional Needs ◽  
And Gender

Abstract Background Food bank users suffer high food insecurity. Food insecurity increases risk for chronic health conditions. However, chronic pain and its relation to food insecurity among food bank users is unknown. Knowledge about populations with chronic pain is important to direct appropriate public health nutritional strategies. Methods Participants completed a survey including sleep, pain, depressive symptoms and food insecurity measures. Descriptive statistics characterized the burden of chronic pain among the sample, and a series of chi-square and t-tests assessed for demographic differences between food bank users who reported pain compared to those who did not. Logistic regression tested for variables predicting food insecurity. Results Within the sample (N = 207), 53% reported a chronic pain diagnosis. Adults with pain were more likely to receive food stamps and to have a mental health condition than those without pain. Regression analyses revealed that depressive symptoms and chronic pain significantly predicted food insecurity when controlling for age and gender. Conclusions Exploring the link between depression, pain and nutritional resources may enhance understanding of causal relationships driving food insecurity. Public health officials should address nutritional needs of adults including those with chronic pain who use food bank services.

Allocation Optimization Problem for Peruvian Food Bank

2019 ◽  
pp. 201-215
Author(s):  
Ricardo Campos-Caycho ◽  
Renzo A. Benavente-Sotelo ◽  
Yasser A. Hidalgo-Gómez ◽  
Christian A. Blas-Bazán ◽  
Pamela Ivonne Borja-Ramos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Global Warming ◽  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ◽  
Greenhouse Gas ◽  
Research Work ◽  
The Other ◽  
Food Bank ◽  
Gas Emissions ◽  
Maximum Coverage ◽  
Nutritional Needs

Food insecurity is a recurrent condition in which members of a household do not have enough food to cover their nutritional needs; this condition contributes to increasing social vulnerability of those affected. In Peru, there are more than 9 million people who suffer this condition, which generates malnutrition and anemia, mostly in children. On the other hand, the waste of food is associated with production the large amounts of greenhouse gas emissions that affect global warming. According to reports in Peru, 20% of what is food produced becomes waste. This scenario in terms of food for Peruvians represents 3 billion calories in wasted food that could feed 2 million people. The Peruvian Food Bank manages food donations, ensuring this food can reach people in need through humanitarian aid entities. This applied research work uses the tools of operations research to determine a solution to the problem of maximizing the combination of food orders to be distributed based on their total nutritional value to the beneficiaries, seeking maximum coverage and minimum logistic costs.

Allocation Optimization Problem for Peruvian Food Bank

2021 ◽  
pp. 670-684
Author(s):  
Ricardo Campos-Caycho ◽  
Renzo A. Benavente-Sotelo ◽  
Yasser A. Hidalgo-Gómez ◽  
Christian A. Blas-Bazán ◽  
Pamela Ivonne Borja-Ramos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Global Warming ◽  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ◽  
Greenhouse Gas ◽  
Research Work ◽  
The Other ◽  
Food Bank ◽  
Gas Emissions ◽  
Maximum Coverage ◽  
Nutritional Needs

Food insecurity is a recurrent condition in which members of a household do not have enough food to cover their nutritional needs; this condition contributes to increasing social vulnerability of those affected. In Peru, there are more than 9 million people who suffer this condition, which generates malnutrition and anemia, mostly in children. On the other hand, the waste of food is associated with production the large amounts of greenhouse gas emissions that affect global warming. According to reports in Peru, 20% of what is food produced becomes waste. This scenario in terms of food for Peruvians represents 3 billion calories in wasted food that could feed 2 million people. The Peruvian Food Bank manages food donations, ensuring this food can reach people in need through humanitarian aid entities. This applied research work uses the tools of operations research to determine a solution to the problem of maximizing the combination of food orders to be distributed based on their total nutritional value to the beneficiaries, seeking maximum coverage and minimum logistic costs.

scholarly journals 4437 The Prevalence of Food Insecurity Among University of Utah Medical Students: Documenting the Need for Supportive Programs

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (s1) ◽  
pp. 90-90
Author(s):  
Alyssa Thorman ◽  
Harneet Kaur Dhillon
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Medical Training ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Professional Students ◽  
University Of Utah ◽  
Study Results ◽  
And Gender

OBJECTIVES/GOALS: Undergraduates experience food insecurity at rates 21% higher than the general population. Because professional students have been omitted from these studies, the goal of this project is to determine the prevalence of food insecurity among medical students at one academic institution. METHODS/STUDY POPULATION: A cross-sectional research design was used to quantify the food insecurity status of medical students at the University of Utah. The USDA’s validated 6-item Food Security Survey Module was distributed via email to all currently matriculated medical students. Student’s responses were anonymous but questions about gender and age were included. Respondents (N = 200) were scored per the module as food secure, food insecure, or very low food security. RESULTS/ANTICIPATED RESULTS: Statistical analysis included frequencies and chi-square tests. Medical students (N = 166) showed 50.6% of respondents experienced food insecurity in the past 12 months, 16.3% experienced very low food security.While there were no significant relationships between food security status and gender or age, general trends did show divorced and separated students had higher food insecurity risk 82%. A similar study in 2014 surveyed undergraduates at the same location; 51% of respondents (N = 221) experienced food insecurity. While medical students experience food insecurity at rates much higher than the national average, prevalence is lower than undergraduates at the same institution. DISCUSSION/SIGNIFICANCE OF IMPACT: Burnout and suicide in medical training are at an all-time high; professional and academic pursuits are limited when physiological needs of food security are not being met. Study results suggest, 50% of respondents are food insecure. This should inform the development of supportive programs.

scholarly journals SNAP Participants and High Levels of Food Insecurity in the Early Stages of the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
pp. 003335492110071
Author(s):  
Sameer M. Siddiqi ◽  
Jonathan Cantor ◽  
Madhumita Ghosh Dastidar ◽  
Robin Beckman ◽  
Andrea S. Richardson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Food Deserts ◽  
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ◽  
Food Bank ◽  
Predominantly Black ◽  
Assistance Program ◽  
Nutrition Assistance ◽  
Adjusted Logistic Regression

Objectives The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has disproportionately strained households experiencing poverty, particularly Black and Latino households. Food insecurity, which entails having limited or uncertain access to a sufficient quantity of nutritious food, is a key pandemic-related consequence. We examined how people enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) have been affected by the pandemic, particularly Black participants and participants residing in food deserts. Methods Using survey data from a longitudinal cohort study of predominantly Black low-income adults aged ≥18 residing in urban food deserts in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, we examined changes in food insecurity and SNAP participation before COVID-19 (2018) and early in the COVID-19 pandemic (March–May 2020). We modeled changes in food insecurity from 2018 to 2020 via covariate-adjusted logistic regression. Results Food insecurity increased significantly among participants enrolled in SNAP and surveyed in both 2018 and 2020 (from 25.9% in 2018 to 46.9% in 2020; P < .001). Compared with cohort participants not enrolled in SNAP at both points, cohort participants enrolled in SNAP in 2018 and 2020 had the highest rates of using a food bank in 2020 (44.4%) and being newly food insecure in 2020 (28.9%) (ie, they were food insecure in 2020 but not in 2018). Conclusions Food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic increased among low-income Black households enrolled in SNAP and residing in a food desert. Public health recovery efforts might focus on modifying SNAP to improve the food security of people experiencing poverty.

scholarly journals Discriminant COVID-19 Outcomes Based on Safety Adherence in an Active Lifestyle Retirement Community

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 729-730
Author(s):  
Mitchell Roberts ◽  
Erica Sappington ◽  
Leonardo Guerra ◽  
Lindsey Collins ◽  
Ali Yalcin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Face Mask ◽  
Retirement Community ◽  
Positive Test ◽  
Active Lifestyle ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Control And Prevention ◽  
Public Health Officials ◽  
Precision Health

Abstract Compliance with preventive behaviors recommended by public health officials plays a critical role in the control and prevention of COVID-19. Data were collected from those living in The Villages, FL, and surrounding communities via The Villages Health COVID-19 Rapid Testing Program in partnership with The UFHealth Precision Health Research Center. A descriptive ecological study was conducted to model COVID-19 positivity result variations by age, sex and adherence to CDC safety recommendations using chi-square tests. 9,993 tests were performed using Abbott's BinaxNOW™ COVID-19 Ag Card, and 931 (9.30%) positive cases were confirmed between 10/19/2020-2/26/2021. Median age was 69 years (range:12-103), and 5,578 (55.8%) individuals were female. No significant differences were found in positive test status (≥65=9.8%,&lt;65=8.8%) amongst those over 65 (n=6567) and under 65 (n=3180) years old [X2 (1, N=9847)=2.49,p=.114]; however, positive test result differed by sex with males (10.6%) testing positive at higher rates than females [8.3%, X2(1, N =9993)=14.888, p&lt; .001)]. A significant relationship between preventative behaviors and positive test status was also found. Not engaging in regular handwashing (p&lt; .001) and failing to stay 6 feet or more away from others outdoors (p&lt; .001) was significantly associated with positive test status. Further, not wearing a face mask in businesses/shops (p&lt;.001) or indoors around 6+ people, (p&lt;.001) was significantly associated with positive test status. In light of debate around the efficacy of mask wearing, these findings signal the importance of following CDC recommended public health behaviors for all ages across the lifespan to reduce the spread of COVID-19 infection.

Perspectives on Prevention: A Dialogue Between Public Health Officials and Community Psychologists

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven B. Pokorny ◽  
Peter Y. Ji ◽  
Jospeh L. Sherk ◽  
P. Jacob Rebus ◽  
Olga Rabin-Belyaev ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Public Health Officials

The Influence of Age and Gender on Mandibular Indices among the Libyan Population

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Negative Correlation ◽  
Bone Mineralization ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
T Test ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Age And Gender ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Chi Square Test ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Libyan Population

Radiographic Mandibular Indices serve as easy and relatively cheap tools for evaluating bone mineralization. Objectives: To examine the effect of age and gender on three mandibular indices: the panoramic mandibular index (PMI), the mandibular ratio (MR) and the mandibular cortical index (MCI), among Libyan population. Methods: The three indices were measured on 317 digital (OPGs) of adult humans (155 males, 162 females). The sample was divided into six age groups (from 18-25 years through 56-65 years). The measurements were analyzed for interactions with age and sex, using SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Studies) software version no. 22. The tests employed were two way ANOVA, the unpaired T-test and chi-square test. Results: The mean PMI fluctuated between 0.37 s.d. 0.012 and 0.38 s.d. 0.012. among the sixth age groups. One-way ANOVA statistical test revealed no significant of age on PMI. On the other hand gender variation has effect on PMI, since independent sample t-test disclosed that the difference between the male and female PMI means statistically significant. ANOVA test showed that the means of MR among age groups showed a negative correlation i.e. MR mean declined from 3.01 in 18-25 age groups to 2.7 in 55-65 age groups. In contrary, the gender showed no effect on MR according two sample t-test at p> 0.05. In regards with MCI, statistical analysis showed that it affected by age that is C1 was decreasing by age while C2 and C3 were increased by age. Using chi square test the result indicated that there is a significant difference among the different age group and the two genders in MCI readings. Conclusion: PMI was influenced significantly by age but minimally by the gender. MR is not affected by gender but has a negative correlation with age. MCI is affected by both age and gender

HUBUNGAN TUNGAU DEBU RUMAH, PAPARAN ASAP ROKOK DAN RIWAYAT PENYAKIT KELUARGA TERHADAP KEJADIAN ASMA BRONKIAL PADA ANAK USIA 5 – 10 TAHUN DI WILAYAH KERJA PUSKESMAS LEMPAKE KOTA SAMARINDA TAHUN 2016

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Sri Evi New Yearsi Pangadongan ◽  
Agustina Rahyu ◽  
Selvy Pasulu
Keyword(s):  
Cigarette Smoke ◽  
Bronchial Asthma ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Case Group ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
History Of ◽  
Weather Changes ◽  
And Gender

Bronchial Asthma generally starts from childhood which is condition where respiration channel experiences constriction because of hyperactivity with some specific stimulation which cause inflammation. Some risk factors are smoking exposure of cigarette smoke, weather changes, mite on house dirt, pet and history of family sickness. The purpose of this research is to know Relation of mite on house dirt, exposure of cigarette smoke  and history of family sickness with bronchial asthma incident to child 5 – 10  years old on working area of Puskesmas Lempake Samarinda City in 2016. Method which used was analytic survey with Case Control approaching. The total sample was 36 children which consisted of 18 case group and 18 control group with matching by using age and gender which submitted with Purposive Sampling technique. Data Analysis used Chi Square with wrong degree α = 0,005. The result showed that there was relation of mite of house dirt (p = 0,006), history of family sickness (p = 0,001) and no relation with exposure of cigarette smoke (p = 0,370) with bronchial asthma incident to child 5 – 10 years old on working area of Puskesmas Lempake Samarinda City in 2016.

Pengaruh Penggunaan Obat Antihipertensi Terhadap Sindroma Mata Kering di Surabaya

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 159
Author(s):  
WISNU TRI PAMUNGKAS ◽  
INDIRA RA ◽  
IRMA ANDRIANI PASARIBU
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Center ◽  
Dry Eye ◽  
Channel Blocker ◽  
Antihypertensive Drugs ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Dry Eye Syndrome ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Public Health Center

<p><strong>Abstrak</strong></p><p><strong>Latar Belakang : </strong>Prevalensi Hipertensi di Indonesia semakin meningkat mencapai 25,8% pada penduduk berusia 18 tahun keatas.  Amlodipin merupakan salah satu pilihan obat untuk terapi Hipertensi yang termasuk golongan Calsium Channel Blocker (CCB). Penggunaan obat antihipertensi sendiri merupakan salah satu faktor risiko yang menyebabkan sindroma mata kering.</p><p><strong>Tujuan : </strong>Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh penggunaan obat antihipertensi terhadap sindroma mata kering pada penderita Hipertensi di wilayah kerja Puskesmas Jagir kota Surabaya.</p><p><strong>Metode penelitian : </strong>Penelitian ini adalah penelitian observasional analitik dengan metode cross-sectional. Subyek pada penelitian ini adalah 48 responden yang didapatkan dibagi kedalam 2 kelompok yakni, kelompok minum obat antihipertensi &gt;6 bulan dan tidak minum obat. Dilakukan pengisian kuesioner DEQ-5 dan pemeriksaan schirmer I.</p><p><strong>Hasil penelitian : </strong>Analisa deskriptif dari tes schirmer I frekuensi sindroma mata kering lebih tinggi pada responden yang mengkonsumsi obat antihipertensi dari pada responden yang tidak minum obat antihipertensi. Hasil analisa statistik menggunakan uji chi-square signifikansinya yaitu sebesar &lt;0,001 atau dapat dikatakan bahwa p&lt;α (0,05), menunjukkan ada pengaruh pemberian obat antihipertensi terhadap sindroma mata kering yang berdasarkan tes Schirmer pada pasien Hipertensi di wilayah kerja puskesmas Jagir  kota Surabaya.</p><p><strong>Simpulan : </strong>Penggunaan obat antihipertensi berpengaruh terhadap sindroma mata kering pada penderita hipertensi di wilayah kerja Puskesmas Jagir kota Surabaya</p><p><strong>Kata Kunci : </strong>Sindroma mata kering, obat antihipertensi, hipertensi</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Abstract</strong></p><p><strong>Background: </strong>Hypertension prevalence in Indonesia is increasing to reach 25.8% in the population aged 18 years and over. Amlodipine is one of the drugs for hypertension therapy which is included in the Calcium Channel Blocker (CCB) class. The use of antihypertensive medication itself is one of the risk factors that cause dry eye syndrome.</p><p><strong>Purpose</strong>: This study aims to determine the effect of the use of antihypertensive drugs on dry eye syndrome in patients with hypertension at Jagir Public Health Center in Surabaya working area.</p><p><strong>Methods:</strong> This study was an observational analytic study with a cross-sectional method. The subjects in this study were 48 respondents found divided into 2 groups namely, the group taking antihypertensive drugs&gt; 6 months and not taking medication. The DEQ-5 questionnaire was completed and Schirmer I was examined.</p><p><strong>Results:</strong> Descriptive analysis of the Schirmer I test for the frequency of dry eye syndrome was higher in respondents who took antihypertensive drugs than those who did not take antihypertensive drugs. The results of statistical analysis using the chi-square test of significance that is equal to &lt;0.001 or it can be said that p &lt;α (0.05), indicates there is an effect of antihypertensive drug administration on dry eye syndrome based on the Schirmer test in hypertension patients at Jagir Public Health Center in Surabaya..</p><p><strong>Conclusion:</strong> The use of antihypertensive drugs has an effect on dry eye syndrome in patients with hypertension at the Jagir Public Health Center in Surabaya</p><strong>Keywords:</strong> Dry eye syndrome, antihypertensive drugs, hypertension

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