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Development and Validity of a 2-Item Screen to Identify Families at Risk for Food Insecurity
PEDIATRICS · 2010 · Vol. 126(1) · pp. e26–e32
Erin R. Hager✉(University of Maryland, Baltimore)Anna M. Quigg(University of Maryland, Baltimore)Maureen M. Black(University of Maryland, Baltimore)S. M. Coleman(Boston University)Timothy Heeren(Boston University)Ruth Rose‐Jacobs(Boston University)John T. Cook(Boston University)Stephanie Ettinger de Cuba(Boston University)Patrick H. Casey(University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences)Mariana Chilton(Drexel University)Diana B. Cutts(Hennepin County Medical Center)Alan Meyers(Boston University)Deborah A. Frank(Boston University)
Abstract
A 2-item FI screen was sensitive, specific, and valid among low-income families with young children. The FI screen rapidly identifies households at risk for FI, enabling providers to target services that ameliorate the health and developmental consequences associated with FI.
Food Security and Health in Diverse PopulationsHomelessness and Social IssuesChild Nutrition and Water AccessMedicineLogistic regressionDemographyMarital statusBreastfeedingEthnic groupFood insecurityOdds ratioEducational attainmentFood security
MeSH terms
Aid to Families with Dependent ChildrenBreast FeedingChild DevelopmentChild WelfareChild, PreschoolFemaleFood SupplyHealth SurveysHumansHungerInfantInfant, NewbornInterviews as TopicMaleNutritional Requirements
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