Prevalence, Determinants, and Effects of Food Insecurity among Middle Eastern and North African Migrants and Refugees in High-Income Countries: A Systematic Review

Issues related to poverty and income inequality in high-income countries have led to food insecurity among some population groups, such as migrants and refugees. While there are some studies on the experience of some migrant groups (and other subpopulations), little is known about food security amon...

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Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health Vol. 17; no. 19; p. 7262
Main Authors: Mansour, Reima, Liamputtong, Pranee, Arora, Amit
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 04.10.2020
MDPI
Subjects:
Acculturation
Africa, Northern
Citation management software
Culture
Displaced persons
Female
Food Insecurity
Food security
Food Supply - statistics & numerical data
Health sciences
High income
Human rights
Humans
Hunger - ethnology
Income
Middle East
Nutrition
Obesity
Poverty
Prevalence
Refugees
Review
Subject heading schemes
Systematic review
Transients and Migrants
Africa, Northern
Middle East
Canada
Turkey
United Kingdom > UK
South Sudan
United States > US
Sudan
North Africa
MENA countries
Australia
Syria
Middle Eastern
refugees
North African
migrants
food security
food insecurity
MENA
ISSN:1660-4601, 1661-7827, 1660-4601
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Summary:Issues related to poverty and income inequality in high-income countries have led to food insecurity among some population groups, such as migrants and refugees. While there are some studies on the experience of some migrant groups (and other subpopulations), little is known about food security among Middle Eastern and African migrants and refugees. This systematic review identified the prevalence of food insecurity and its effects among Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) migrants and refugees in high-income countries. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines were followed in this systematic review. Four databases, namely MEDLINE (Ovid), Embase (Ovid), CINAHL (EBSCO), and PubMed were searched. Three studies met the inclusion criteria, all of which were conducted in USA: two among Sudanese migrant families, and one among Somali refugee women. The rates of reported food insecurity ranged from 40% to 71% and were significantly higher than for the general population. Food insecurity was associated with acculturation and socio-economic factors. Food insecurity adversely impacts the health of MENA migrants and refugees, creating economic implications for individuals, families, the broader community in which they now live, and for governments.
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ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph17197262