Validation of the Latin American and Caribbean Food Security Scale (ELCSA) for use in Samoa
The Samoan translation of the 15-question ELCSA has validity for use among nonpregnant Samoan women with children. Although there are unique protective factors, food insecurity should be continuously monitored in Samoa with efforts made to provide resources to families experiencing extreme food insecurity.
Authors
- Take Naseri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7633-2269)
- Courtney C. Choy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6870-4384)
- Veeraya K. Tanawattanacharoen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3705-7601)
- Rachel L. Duckham (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7882-2950)
- Amber Hromi‐Fiedler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4603-2836)
- Trevor J. Anesi
- Muagututi‘a Sefuiva Reupena (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2626-4787)
- Nicola L. Hawley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2601-3454)
- Dongqing Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3369-5972)
- Christina-Soti Ulberg
Institutions
- George Mason University (US)
- National University of Samoa (WS)
- Brown University (US)
- Yale University (US)
- Australian Institute for Musculoskeletal Science (AU)
- Ministry of Health (JM)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Nutrition
- Published
- 2025-03-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tjnut.2025.03.023
- Primary Topic
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00