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Assessment of Social Transmission of Food Preferences Behaviors
Published on: January 25, 2018
Food Pantry Usage Patterns are Associated with Client Sociodemographics and Health
Christopher R Long1, Marie-Rachelle Narcisse1, Brett Rowland2
1College of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Northwest, 1125 N. College Ave., Fayetteville, AR 72703 USA.
Abstract:
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.
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