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Published on: January 25, 2018
Food Shopping Frequency of Rural Tennessee Adults With Comparisons by Federal Nutrition Assistance Participation
Amanda Kopetsky1, Ben Brewer2, Elizabeth Anderson Steeves3
1Department of Behavioral Health and Nutrition, University of Delaware, Newark, DE.
Objective:
To describe food shopping frequency across 7 store types in a rural context and compare food shopping frequency between federal nutrition assistance recipients and nonrecipients.
Methods:
This cross-sectional study was conducted at county fairs in rural Tennessee.
Results:
Reported overall mean food shopping frequency was 18.4 (SD, 13.9) times in the past 30 days. A mean of 3.1 (SD, 1.2) store types were visited, with supermarkets, convenience stores, and dollar stores the most frequented stores. Federal nutrition assistance program recipients shopped significantly less frequently than nonrecipients for overall shopping frequency (P = 0.02), supermarkets (P = 0.02), and farmers' markets (P = 0.04).
Conclusions And Implications:
Educating and counseling individuals on how food shopping frequency may promote nutrition and health may be important. Federal nutrition assistance programs that distribute benefits monthly may impact food shopping frequency.
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