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Food Insecurity, Social Networks and Symptoms of Depression among Men and Women in Rural Uganda: a Cross-Sectional, Population-Based Study
Public Health Nutrition
  • Jessica M. Perkins, Chester M. Pierce, MD Division of Global Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital
  • Viola N. Nyakato, Mbarara University of Science and Technology
  • Bernard Kakuhikire, Mbarara University of Science and Technology
  • Alexander C. Tsai, Chester M. Pierce, MD Division of Global Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital
  • SV Subramanian, Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies, Cambridge, MA
  • David Bangsberg, Portland State University
  • Nicholas A. Christakis, Yale Institute for Network Science, Yale University, New Haven, CT
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Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-1-2018
Subjects
  • Food security -- Uganda,
  • Food security -- Psychological aspects,
  • Depression,
  • Social networks -- Uganda
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Abstract

Objective: To assess the association between food insecurity and depression symptom severity stratified by sex, and test for evidence of effect modification by social network characteristics.

Design: A population-based cross-sectional study. The nine-item Household Food Insecurity Access Scale captured food insecurity. Five name generator questions elicited network ties. A sixteen-item version of the Hopkins Symptom Checklist for Depression captured depression symptom severity. Linear regression was used to estimate the association between food insecurity and depression symptom severity while adjusting for potential confounders and to test for potential network moderators.

Setting: In-home survey interviews in south-western Uganda. Subjects: All adult residents across eight rural villages; 96% response rate (n 1669).

Results: Severe food insecurity was associated with greater depression symptom severity (b=0·4, 95% CI 0·3, 0·5, P

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https://doi.org/10.1017/S1368980017002154

DOI
10.1017/S1368980017002154
Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/25137
Citation Information
Perkins, J. M., Nyakato, V. N., Kakuhikire, B., Tsai, A. C., Subramanian, S. V., Bangsberg, D. R., & Christakis, N. A. (2018). Food insecurity, social networks and symptoms of depression among men and women in rural Uganda: a cross-sectional, population-based study. Public Health Nutrition, 21(5), 838-848.