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Food insecurity among disabled adults
Mia Hadfield-Spoor1, Mauricio Avendano2, Rachel Loopstra1
1Department of Nutritional Sciences, King's College London, London, UK.
European Journal of Public Health
|May 13, 2022
Summary
The number and type of disabilities increase the risk of food insecurity. Having multiple or combined physical and mental disabilities significantly raises this risk, highlighting the need for targeted support.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Sociology
- Health Disparities
Background:
- The link between disability and food insecurity is not well understood.
- Food insecurity risk may differ based on the number and type of disabilities a person has.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate if a higher number of disabilities increases food insecurity risk.
- To determine if physical, mental/cognitive, or combined disabilities have different associations with food insecurity.
Main Methods:
- Utilized data from the UK's Food and You survey (2018).
- Employed logistic and multinomial logistic regression analyses.
- Controlled for socio-demographic factors in the modeling.
Main Results:
- Both the number and type of disabilities were significant predictors of food insecurity.
- Each additional disability was associated with increased odds of food insecurity (OR: 1.60).
- Individuals with both physical and mental/cognitive disabilities faced substantially higher odds of severe food insecurity (OR: 8.97).
Conclusions:
- Disability number and type are independently linked to higher food insecurity risk.
- Combined physical and mental/cognitive disabilities, and multiple disabilities, elevate food insecurity risk.
- Policy interventions should focus on reducing social and financial exclusion for disabled individuals to mitigate food insecurity.
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