Migrant youth's emerging dietary patterns in Haiti: The role of peer social engagement

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dc.contributor.authorHeckert, J.
dc.contributor.authorBoatemaa, S.
dc.contributor.authorAltman, C.E.
dc.date.accessioned2018-10-23T11:55:52Z
dc.date.available2018-10-23T11:55:52Z
dc.date.issued2015-02
dc.description.abstractObjective The present study examines whether rural-to-urban migrant youth consume a greater diversity of high-sugar beverages and fried snacks (HSBFS) compared with their peers who remain in rural areas. It also tests whether the association between migration and HSBFS diversity is moderated by migrant youth's social engagement with their peers. Design Participants were recruited in August and September 2011 following the completion of primary school (6th grade) and shortly before many rural youth migrate to urban areas. Participants were re-interviewed six months later. HSBFS diversity was assessed at follow-up; analyses control for baseline and follow-up characteristics. Setting Baseline interviews occurred in rural Southeast Haiti. Follow-up interviews of migrants occurred at urban destinations in Haiti. Subjects The sample includes 215 youth (mean age 15·9 years; 43·3 % female; 21·9 % rural-to-urban migrants) who were interviewed at baseline and follow-up. Results Rural-to-urban migrant youth consumed a greater diversity of HSBFS products at follow-up than their rural counterparts (b=0·70, P≤0·05). Moreover, we found that this relationship varied by level of peer social engagement. Youth who migrated and had a high degree of peer social engagement consumed 2·2 additional types of HSBFS products daily than their counterparts who remained in rural areas and had low peer social engagement. Conclusions Higher HSBFS diversity among migrant youth is consistent with the patterns proposed by the nutrition transition. Interactions with peers may have an important influence as migrant youth adopt new dietary preferences. Emerging dietary patterns among youth migrants have important implications for health trajectories and the development of degenerative diseases. © 2014 The Authors.en_US
dc.identifier.other10.1017/S1368980014001372
dc.identifier.urihttp://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/24642
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherPublic Health Nutritionen_US
dc.subjectHaitien_US
dc.subjectMigrationen_US
dc.subjectNutrition transitionen_US
dc.subjectYouthen_US
dc.titleMigrant youth's emerging dietary patterns in Haiti: The role of peer social engagementen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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