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Are residency and type of refugee settlement program associated with food (in)security among Syrian refugees who have resettled in Canada since 2015?

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  • Samer Al-Bazz

    (University of Saskatchewan)

  • Lina Al-Kharabsheh

    (University of Saskatchewan)

  • Daniel Béland

    (McGill Institute for the Study of Canada)

  • Ginny Lane

    (University of Idaho)

  • Rachel Engler-Stringer

    (University of Saskatchewan)

  • Judy White

    (University of Regina)

  • Mustafa Koc

    (Toronto Metropolitan University)

  • Malek Batal

    (Université de Montréal)

  • Joanie Chevrier

    (Université de Montréal)

  • Hassan Vatanparast

    (University of Saskatchewan
    University of Saskatchewan)

Abstract

This study aims to determine (1) food security (FS) status of Syrian refugees who arrived in Canada under the Government’s 2015 initiative, and (2) whether the province of residence and type of refugee resettlement program are associated with refugees’ FS. In a cross-sectional design, 282 Syrian refugee households resettled in Ontario, Quebec, and Saskatchewan were recruited. The status of FS was determined using the validated Household Food Security Survey Module used by Statistics Canada. Binary logistic regression analysis was used to determine sociodemographic and geographic predictors of food insecurity (FI). Overall, the rate of household food insecurity (HFI) was high (77.0%) compared to that of Canadian households (18.4%) and recent immigrants (17.1%) in in 2021. Households in Saskatchewan and Ontario experienced a significantly higher rates of HFI (87.5%, P

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  • Samer Al-Bazz & Lina Al-Kharabsheh & Daniel Béland & Ginny Lane & Rachel Engler-Stringer & Judy White & Mustafa Koc & Malek Batal & Joanie Chevrier & Hassan Vatanparast, 2024. "Are residency and type of refugee settlement program associated with food (in)security among Syrian refugees who have resettled in Canada since 2015?," Food Security: The Science, Sociology and Economics of Food Production and Access to Food, Springer;The International Society for Plant Pathology, vol. 16(5), pages 1175-1202, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:ssefpa:v:16:y:2024:i:5:d:10.1007_s12571-024-01477-6
    DOI: 10.1007/s12571-024-01477-6
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