Food insecurity and agricultural rehabilitation in post-confl ict northern Uganda

2014 ◽  
pp. 180-197
Keyword(s):  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Northern Uganda

scholarly journals Reliability and validity of an individually focused food insecurity access scale for assessing inadequate access to food among pregnant Ugandan women of mixed HIV status

2014 ◽  
Vol 18 (16) ◽  
pp. 2895-2905 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barnabas K Natamba ◽  
Hillary Kilama ◽  
Angela Arbach ◽  
Jane Achan ◽  
Jeffrey K Griffiths ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antenatal Care ◽  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Internal Displacement ◽  
Northern Uganda ◽  
Cognitive Interviews ◽  
Hiv Status ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Care Clinic ◽  
Food Insecurity Access

AbstractObjectiveTo determine the reliability, validity and correlates of measures of food insecurity (FI) obtained using an individually focused food insecurity access scale (IFIAS) among pregnant women of mixed HIV status in northern Uganda.DesignA mixed-methods study involving cognitive interviews nested within a cross-sectional survey.SettingThe antenatal care clinic of Gulu Regional Referral Hospital.SubjectsSurvey respondents included 403 pregnant women, recruited in a ratio of one HIV-infected to two HIV-uninfected respondents, twenty-six (nine of them HIV-infected) of whom were asked to participate in the cognitive interviews.ResultsOver 80 % of cognitive interview participants reported understanding the respective meanings of six of the nine items (i.e. items 4 to 9) on the IFIAS. Two main factors emerged from rotated exploratory factor analysis of the IFIAS: mild to moderate FI (IFIAS items 1–6) and severe FI (items 7–9). Together, they explained 90·4 % of the FI measure’s variance. The full IFIAS and the two subscales had moderate to high internal consistency (Cronbach’s α ranged from 0.75 to 0.87). Dose–response associations between IFIAS scores, and measures of socio-economic status and women’s diet quality, were observed. Multivariate linear regression revealed significant positive associations between IFIAS scores and HIV infection, maternal age, number of children and a history of internal displacement. IFIAS scores were negatively associated with women’s diet diversity score, asset index and being employed.ConclusionsThe IFIAS showed strong reliability, validity and contextual relevance among women attending antenatal care in northern Uganda.

scholarly journals Cross‐sectional but not Longitudinal Measures of Food Insecurity are Associated with the Rate of Weight Gain during Pregnancy in Northern Uganda

2016 ◽  
Vol 30 (S1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Barnabas K Natamba ◽  
Saurabh Mehta ◽  
Francoise Vermeylen ◽  
Elizabeth M Widen ◽  
Shibani Ghosh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Weight Gain ◽  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Northern Uganda ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Weight Gain During Pregnancy

Family Chaos and Household Routines are Associated With Food Insecurity in Low-Income Families

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brenda Koester ◽  
Barbara H. Fiese ◽  
Craig Gundersen ◽  
Meghan Fisher
Keyword(s):  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Family Chaos ◽  
Low Income Families

Food Insecurity During Toddlerhood: Links With Maternal Depression and Parent and Child Competence

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margo A. Candelaria ◽  
Anna M. Quigg ◽  
Erin Hager ◽  
Laura Latta ◽  
Maureen M. Black
Keyword(s):  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Maternal Depression ◽  
Child Competence
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