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Food Insecurity of Congolese Refugees in Indianapolis

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MLA citation style (9th ed.)

Hannah Joy Edwards. Food Insecurity of Congolese Refugees In Indianapolis. . 2020. uindy.hykucommons.org/concern/etds/99b5847e-4497-42ad-aa8a-4443e00faa9c?q=10/05/2020.

APA citation style (7th ed.)

H. J. Edwards. (2020). Food Insecurity of Congolese Refugees in Indianapolis. https://uindy.hykucommons.org/concern/etds/99b5847e-4497-42ad-aa8a-4443e00faa9c?q=10/05/2020

Chicago citation style (CMOS 17, author-date)

Hannah Joy Edwards. Food Insecurity of Congolese Refugees In Indianapolis. 2020. https://uindy.hykucommons.org/concern/etds/99b5847e-4497-42ad-aa8a-4443e00faa9c?q=10/05/2020.

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Abstract
  • Congolese refugees are the second largest refugee population in the city of Indianapolis, yet there is little to no research to reveal whether or not they are properly equipped to lead holistically healthy lives. In an effort to bridge this critical gap, this research seeks to identify the rate of food insecurity within the Congolese refugee population in Indianapolis. Modeled after the research of Quandt, Arcury, Early, Tapia, & Davis published in “Household Food Security Among Migrant and Seasonal Latino Farmworkers in North Carolina” in 2004, the survey utilized is the USDA Adult Food Security Module, adapted for the purposes of this study. Through electronic and paper-based surveys translated into four languages and distributed through multiple venues, a total of 27 completed surveys were collected and analyzed. By coding the responses as set forth by the USDA in “Guide to Measuring Household Food Security, Revised 2000,” it was determined that 48.15% of Congolese refugees surveyed are food insecure while 51.85% are classified as food secure (Bickel, Nord, Price, Hamilton, & Cook, 2000). With a food insecurity rate of 48.15%, this research shows Congolese refugees in Indianapolis to be almost three times more food insecure than the greater Indianapolis population, reported to be 17.4% food insecure in the year 2017 (Gundersen, Dewey, Kato, Crumbaugh & Strayer, 2019). Further research must be done to confirm whether or not this small, non-random sample is indicative of the entire population of Congolese refugees in Indianapolis. Hunger relief leaders should, however, take note of the nearly 50% of Congolese refugees in Indianapolis in need of hunger interventions and use this information to shape their priorities for the benefit of the long-term health of the Congolese refugees living in Indianapolis.

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Degree
  • BA/BS

Level
  • Bachelors

Discipline
  • Honors

Grantor
  • University of Indianapolis

Advisor
  • Kara Cecil

Department
  • Strain Honors College

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