在婴儿配方奶粉短缺危机期间,家庭采用的WIC参与和应对策略
Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
|October 5, 2023
概括
妇女,婴儿和儿童 (WIC) 特殊补充营养计划帮助家庭在婴儿配方奶粉短缺期间使用更好的应对策略. 参与WIC与较少的非最佳实践和更多的配方变化有关.
科学领域:
- 营养科学 营养科学
- 公共卫生政策 公共卫生政策
- 儿科健康 儿科健康
背景情况:
- 2022年婴儿配方奶粉短缺给家庭带来了重大挑战,特别是那些依赖妇女,婴儿和儿童 (WIC) 特殊补充营养计划的家庭.
- 美国农业部引入了扩大福利和灵活性,以减轻短缺对WIC家庭的影响.
研究的目的:
- 调查家庭参与WIC和婴儿配方奶粉短缺期间的经验之间的联系.
- 检查WIC参与和非参与家庭使用的应对策略.
主要方法:
- 利用了家庭脉冲调查 (3.7期) (2022年12月-2023年2月) 的数据.
- 分析了1542个家庭的样本,收入在联邦贫困水平的185%或以下,以及18个月以下的儿童.
- 使用后勤回归来评估WIC参与与配方奶粉短缺经验和应对机制之间的关系.
主要成果:
- 没有发现WIC参与者和符合条件的非参与者之间受到短缺或难以获得配方的影响率存在显著差异.
- 在受影响的家庭中,WIC参与与使用非最佳应对策略的几率明显降低 (OR=0.38).
- WIC参与者改变配方类型,品牌或接收方法的几率显著更高 (OR=2.63).
结论:
- 与收入符合条件的非参与者相比,WIC参与者在婴儿配方奶粉短缺期间表现出更优的应对策略.
- 需要进一步的研究来确认这些发现是否归因于WIC在短缺期间加强的灵活性.
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