Food Pantry Usage Patterns are Associated with Client Sociodemographics and Health

Characterizing food pantry (FP) clients' FP usage patterns may provide opportunities to tailor health-related interventions. Respondents (n = 245) at seven FPs reported their frequency and reliance on FPs and their sociodemographics, health status, and health-related trade-offs. Clients were ca...

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Published in:Journal of hunger & environmental nutrition 2022-05, Vol.17 (3), p.408-424
Main Authors: Long, Christopher R., Narcisse, Marie-Rachelle, Rowland, Brett, Faitak, Bonnie, Bailey, Mary M., Gittelsohn, Joel, Caspi, Caitlin E., Niemeier, Jill, English, Emily S., McElfish, Pearl A.
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Language:English
Subjects:
chronic disease
food insecurity
food pantry
heart disease
latent class analysis
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Summary:Characterizing food pantry (FP) clients' FP usage patterns may provide opportunities to tailor health-related interventions. Respondents (n = 245) at seven FPs reported their frequency and reliance on FPs and their sociodemographics, health status, and health-related trade-offs. Clients were categorized via latent class analysis. Higher FP usage was associated with being older, having a household member with heart disease, and putting off buying medicine to buy food. Lower FP usage was associated with higher levels of education and having a household member with cancer. Findings highlight the potential importance of measuring FP clients' degree of FP use.
ISSN:1932-0248
1932-0256
DOI:10.1080/19320248.2021.2001404