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South-to-South parental migration patterns and excess weight among children: Insights from a national cross-sectional study in Colombia.
Devia, Carlos; Flórez, Karen; Costa, Sergio A; Huang, Terry T-K.
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  • Devia C; Center for Systems & Community Design, CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, New York, New York, USA.
  • Flórez K; Center for Systems & Community Design, CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, New York, New York, USA.
  • Costa SA; Center for Systems & Community Design, CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, New York, New York, USA.
  • Huang TT; Center for Systems & Community Design, CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, New York, New York, USA.
Pediatr Obes ; 19(3): e13099, 2024 Mar.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38286620
ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:

Evidence from Latin America suggests that children embedded in South-to-North migrant networks (i.e. relatives who live abroad, typically in the United States) are at increased risk of excess weight. It is unclear if the same findings apply to children embedded in Latin American intraregional migration or South-to-South migration networks.

OBJECTIVE:

To compare excess weight among Colombian children embedded in South-to-South migration networks (n = 334) to children with non-migrant parents (n = 4272) using Colombia's 2015 National Survey of the Nutritional Situation.

METHODS:

Prevalence ratios (PRs) for excess weight (BMI z-score ≥1) by parent migration history were estimated using weighted multivariable logistic regression adjusting for demographics, child behaviours, community and household indicators, including household food insecurity.

RESULTS:

Most migrant parents returned to Colombia from Venezuela (84%) and reported higher household food insecurity rates than non-migrant parents (59% versus 32%). Models excluding household food insecurity showed that excess weight among children with migrant parents was 51% lower (PR = 0.49; 95% CI 0.25, 0.98) than among children with non-migrant parents. After adjustment for household food insecurity, no statistically significant differences were found.

CONCLUSION:

Colombian children with return migrant parents from Venezuela experienced less excess weight than children with non-migrant parents, but higher rates of food insecurity in migrant households might partially explain this difference. This study calls attention to two serious public health concerns for Colombian children-those who have excess weight and those who lack sufficient food, particularly among migrant returnees (a situation that may have worsened since the COVID-19 pandemic).
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Pandemias / Alimentos Tipo de estudio: Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Child / Humans País/Región como asunto: America do norte / America do sul / Colombia Idioma: En Revista: Pediatr Obes Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos Pais de publicación: Reino Unido
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Pandemias / Alimentos Tipo de estudio: Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Child / Humans País/Región como asunto: America do norte / America do sul / Colombia Idioma: En Revista: Pediatr Obes Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos Pais de publicación: Reino Unido