Prevalence and Predictors of Food Insecurity in Migrant Farmworkers in Georgia.

• Autores: Brittany G. Hill, Ashley G. Moloney, Terry Mize, Tom Himelick, Jodie L. Guest
• Localización: American journal of public health, ISSN 0090-0036, Vol. 101, Nº. 5, 2011, págs. 831-833
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • We examined the prevalence of food insecurity in migrant farmworkers in Georgia. Of these workers 62.83% did not have enough food, and non-H-2A workers had an adjusted risk of food insecurity almost 3 times higher than did H-2A workers. Lack of access to cooking facilities, transportation problems, and having children were additional risk factors. Migrant farmworkers are at extreme risk for food insecurity, although being an H-2A guestworker was protective within this population. Policy interventions are needed to protect these vulnerable farmworkers [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]