COVID-19 Cases are Associated with Food Insufficiency in the United States During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Issue 3 (4th May 2023)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Chapman, Leah Elizabeth; Hu, Jing; Seidel, Sarah
• Is Part Of: Journal of hunger & environmental nutrition. Volume 18:Issue 3(2023)
• Page Start: 327
• Page End: 342
• Publication Date: 2023-05-04
• Subjects: Food insufficiency -- COVID-19 -- health disparities -- mental health -- social policies; Nutrition -- Environmental aspects -- Periodicals; Hunger -- Environmental aspects -- Periodicals; Food supply -- Periodicals; 613.2
• DOI: 10.1080/19320248.2023.2202618
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1932-0248

Abstract

ABSTRACT: This research examined the association between COVID-19 cases and food insufficiency in the United States using repeated cross-sectional data from the Household Pulse Survey (April 23, 2020-May 24, 2021, n = 2, 618, 027). New daily cases averaged 65, 160.93 throughout the study period. A 70, 000-unit increase in COVID-19 cases was associated with a 13% higher odds of food insufficiency (OR = 1.13, 95% CI: 1.12–1.15). Participants with mild (OR = 2.72, 95% CI: 2.61–2.84), moderate (OR = 4.58, 95% CI: 4.36–4.81), or severe (OR = 8.75, 95% CI: 8.42–9.09) anxiety/depression and Black participants (OR = 2.36, 95% CI: 2.29–2.44) had the highest odds of reporting food insufficiency during the pandemic.