Psychometric validation of the household food insecurity access scale among Inuit pregnant women from Northern Quebec.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Globally, food insecurity is a major public health concern. In North America, it is particularly prevalent in certain sub-groups, including Indigenous communities. Although many Indigenous and remote communities harvest and share food, most food security assessment tools focus on economic access. This study describes the psychometric evaluation of a modified Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS), developed for mixed economies, to assess food insecurity among pregnant Inuit women.

Methods

The HFIAS was administered to 130 pregnant women in Nunavik (Arctic region of Quebec), Canada. Data were fit to a Rasch Rating Scale Model (RSM) to determine the discrimination ability of the HFIAS. Person parameter (Theta) estimates were calculated based on the RSM to pr

SUBMITTER: Teh L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5470676 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature