dc.contributor.author	Dennard, Elizabeth
dc.contributor.author	Kristjansson, Elizabeth
dc.contributor.author	Tchangalova, Nedelina
dc.contributor.author	Totton, Sarah
dc.contributor.author	Winham, Donna
dc.contributor.author	O’Connor, Annette
dc.date.accessioned	2022-09-13T18:09:59Z
dc.date.available	2022-09-13T18:09:59Z
dc.date.issued	2022-09-12
dc.description.abstract	In 2019, the estimated prevalence of food insecurity for Black non-Hispanic households was higher than the national average due to health disparities exacerbated by forms of racial discrimination. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Black households have experienced higher rates of food insecurity when compared to other populations in the United States. The primary objectives of this review were to identify which risk factors have been investigated for an association with food insecurity, describe how food insecurity is measured across studies that have evaluated this outcome among African Americans, and determine which dimensions of food security (food accessibility, availability, and utilization) are captured by risk factors studied by authors. Food insecurity related studies were identified through a search of Google Scholar, PubMed, CINAHL Plus, MEDLINE®, PsycINFO, Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition, and Web of Science™ (Clarivate), on May 20, 2021. Eligible studies were primary research studies, with a concurrent comparison group, published in English between 1995 and 2021. Ninety-eight relevant studies were included for data charting with 37 unique measurement tools, 115 risk factors, and 93 possible consequences of food insecurity identified. Few studies examined factors linked to racial discrimination, behaviour, or risk factors that mapped to the food availability dimension of food security. Infrequently studied factors, such as lifetime racial discrimination, socioeconomic status (SES), and income insecurity need further investigation while frequently studied factors such as age, education, race/ethnicity, and gender need to be summarized using a systematic review approach so that risk factor impact can be better assessed. Risk factors linked to racial discrimination and food insecurity need to be better understood in order to minimize health disparities among African American adults during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.	en_US
dc.identifier	https://doi.org/10.13016/ddl1-ri8y
dc.identifier.citation	Dennard E, Kristjansson E, Tchangalova N, Totton S, Winham D, O’Connor A (2022) Food insecurity among African Americans in the United States: A scoping review. PLoS ONE 17(9): e0274434. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal. pone.0274434	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1903/29120
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.relation.isAvailableAt	Epidemiology & Biostatistics
dc.relation.isAvailableAt	School of Public Health
dc.relation.isAvailableAt	Digital Repository at the University of Maryland (DRUM)
dc.relation.isAvailableAt	University of Maryland (College Park, MD)
dc.subject	food	en_US
dc.subject	medical risk factors	en_US
dc.subject	socioeconomic aspects of health	en_US
dc.subject	COVID-19	en_US
dc.subject	African Americans	en_US
dc.title	Food insecurity among African Americans in the United States: A scoping review	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US

Food insecurity among African Americans in the United States: A scoping review

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