International journal of environmental research and public health
Volume 15, Issue 11, 2018

Influence of Employment Conditions and Length of Residence on Adherence to Dietary Recommendations in Immigrant Workers in Spain (Article) (Open Access)

Benazizi I. , Ronda-Pérez E. , Ortíz-Moncada R. , Martínez-Martínez J.M.
  • a Preventive Medicine and Public Health area, Faculty of Health Science, University of Alicante, Alicante, 03690, Spain
  • b Preventive Medicine and Public Health area, Faculty of Health Science, University of Alicante, Alicante, 03690, Spain, Immigration and Health Program, CIBERESP, Madrid, 28029, Spain
  • c Preventive Medicine and Public Health area, Faculty of Health Science, University of Alicante, Alicante, 03690, Spain, Research Group on Food and Nutrition (ALINUT), University of Alicante, Alicante, 03690, Spain
  • d Preventive Medicine and Public Health area, Faculty of Health Science, University of Alicante, Alicante, 03690, Spain, Research and Analysis Service IT/EP, MC Mutual, Barcelona, 08037, Spain, Department of Statistics, Technical University of Catalonia, Barcelona, 08028, Spain

Abstract

The objective of this article is to analyze the influence of employment conditions on adherence to dietary recommendations among those born in Spain and immigrants by their time of residence. Data were used from the Platform of Longitudinal Studies of Immigrant Families (PELFI) cohort (n = 215) to compare Spaniards and immigrants with <14 and >14 years of residence. The questionnaire on frequency of food consumption (15 items) was used to measure adherence to dietary recommendations. Logistic regression models were used, adjusting for sociodemographic characteristics and employment conditions. Adherence to dietary recommendations was greater among Spaniards, followed by immigrants with >14 years of residence and <14 years of residence. The greatest adherence among Spaniards was for eggs (immigrants ≥ 14 years: 1/ORa = 2.89, <14 years: 1/ORa = 3.92), fish (immigrants ≥ 14 immigrants: 1/ORa = 2.33, <14 years: 1/ORa = 4.72), vegetables (immigrants ≥ 14 years: 1/ORa = 3.26, <14 years: 1/ORa = 4.87), dairy products (immigrants ≥ 14 years: 1/ORa = 14.34, <14 years: 1/ORa = 26.78), and sugary drinks (immigrants ≥14 years: 1/ORa = 2.12, <14 years: 1/ORa = 3.48), and the lowest adherence was for the consumption of sausages and cold cuts (immigrants ≥ 14 years: Ora = 7.62, <14 years: ORa = 24.65). Adjusting for sociodemographic and employment conditions variables did not result in variation in the observed differences between Spaniards, immigrants with <14 years of residence, and immigrants with >14 years of residence.

Author Keywords

Migration Spain occupational health food consumption diet Acculturation

Index Keywords

male Emigrants and Immigrants Spain female time factor diet Time Factors Logistic Models Humans statistical model questionnaire employment Surveys and Questionnaires Young Adult human adult migrant Adolescent
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85056420143&doi=10.3390%2fijerph15112488&partnerID=40&md5=41d4cc754580eb9eb9d07cccac3e6fc6
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph15112488
ISSN: 16604601
Cited by: 1
Original Language: English