Food Pantry Usage Patterns are Associated with Client Sociodemographics and Health. Issue 3 (4th May 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• 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.
• Is Part Of: Journal of hunger & environmental nutrition. Volume 17:Issue 3(2022)
• Page Start: 408
• Page End: 424
• Publication Date: 2022-05-04
• Subjects: food insecurity -- food pantry -- heart disease -- chronic disease -- latent class analysis; Nutrition -- Environmental aspects -- Periodicals; Hunger -- Environmental aspects -- Periodicals; Food supply -- Periodicals; 613.2
• DOI: 10.1080/19320248.2021.2001404
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1932-0248

Abstract

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.