- Browse by Subject
Browsing by Subject "Boston"
Now showing 1 - 2 of 2
Results Per Page
Sort Options
Item Editors' Note: June 2023(IUPUI School of Liberal Arts, 2023-06-26) Risam, Roopika; Guiliano, Jennifer; History, School of Liberal ArtsOur frenetic summer at Reviews in Digital Humanities is in full swing. Last week, we held the first training for our summer cohort of topic editors. We introduced them to the steps of defining a vision for their first topic issues, and to the processes we use to manage communications here at Reviews (hint: we love spreadsheets).Item Household food insecurity is associated with obesogenic health behaviours among a low-income cohort of pregnant women in Boston, MA(Cambridge University Press, 2023) Cheng, Erika R.; Luo, Mandy; Perkins, Meghan; Blake-Lamb, Tiffany; Kotelchuck, Milton; Boudreau, Alexy Arauz; Taveras, Elsie M.; Pediatrics, School of MedicineObjective: To examine associations of household food insecurity with health and obesogenic behaviours among pregnant women enrolled in an obesity prevention programme in the greater Boston area. Design: Cross-sectional evaluation. Data were collected from structured questionnaires that included a validated two-item screener to assess household food insecurity. We used separate multivariable linear and logistic regression models to quantify the association between household food insecurity and maternal health behaviours (daily consumption of fruits and vegetables, sugar-sweetened beverages and fast food, physical activity, screen time, and sleep), mental health outcomes (depression and stress), hyperglycaemia status and gestational weight gain. Setting: Three community health centres that primarily serve low-income and racial/ethnic minority patients in Revere, Chelsea and Dorchester, Massachusetts. Participants: Totally, 858 pregnant women participating in the First 1,000 Days program, a quasi-experimental trial. Results: Approximately 21 % of women reported household food insecurity. In adjusted analysis, household food insecurity was associated with low fruit and vegetable intake (β = -0·31 daily servings; 95 % CI -0·52, -0·10), more screen time (β = 0·32 daily hours; 95 % CI 0·04, 0·61), less sleep (β = -0·32 daily hours; 95 % CI -0·63, -0·01), and greater odds of current (adjusted odds ratio (AOR) 4·42; 95 % CI 2·33, 8·35) or past depression (AOR 3·01; 95 % CI 2·08, 4·35), and high stress (AOR 2·91; 95 % CI 1·98, 4·28). Conclusions: In our sample of mostly low-income, racial/ethnic minority pregnant women, household food insecurity was associated with mental health and behaviours known to increase the likelihood of obesity.