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Lewis EC, Colón-Ramos U, Gittelsohn J, et al. Food-Seeking Behaviors and Food Insecurity Risk During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2021;doi: 10.1016/j.jneb.2021.05.002.
Lewis, E. C., Colón-Ramos, U., Gittelsohn, J., & Clay, L. (2021). Food-Seeking Behaviors and Food Insecurity Risk During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic. Journal of nutrition education and behavior, . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2021.05.002
Lewis, Emma C, et al. "Food-Seeking Behaviors and Food Insecurity Risk During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic." Journal of nutrition education and behavior vol. (2021). doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2021.05.002
Lewis EC, Colón-Ramos U, Gittelsohn J, Clay L. Food-Seeking Behaviors and Food Insecurity Risk During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2021 Jun 24; doi: 10.1016/j.jneb.2021.05.002. Epub 2021 Jun 24. PMID: 34176738.
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J Nutr Educ Behav. 2021 Jun 24; doi: 10.1016/j.jneb.2021.05.002. Epub 2021 Jun 24.

Food-Seeking Behaviors and Food Insecurity Risk During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic.

Journal of nutrition education and behavior

Emma C Lewis, Uriyoán Colón-Ramos, Joel Gittelsohn, Lauren Clay

Affiliations

  1. Human Nutrition Program, Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD. Electronic address: [email protected].
  2. Department of Global Health and Department of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Milken Institute School of Public Health, The George Washington University, Washington, DC.
  3. Human Nutrition Program, Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD.
  4. Department of Health Administration and Public Health, School of Health Professions, D'Youville College, Buffalo, NY.

PMID: 34176738 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2021.05.002

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Food insecurity risk increases among disaster-struck individuals. The authors employed the social determinants of health framework to (1) describe the characteristics and food-seeking behaviors of individuals coping with the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic and (2) evaluate the relationship between these factors and food insecurity risk.

DESIGN: A cross-sectional Qualtrics survey was administered May 14-June 8, 2020.

PARTICIPANTS: Adults living in New York were recruited online (n = 410).

MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Food insecurity risk.

ANALYSIS: Logistic regression analyses were conducted using a model-building approach.

RESULTS: A total of 38.5% of the sample was considered food insecure after the coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak. The final model revealed that not knowing where to find help to acquire food, reporting that more food assistance program benefits would be helpful, being an essential worker, having general anxiety, and being a college student were risk factors for food insecurity regardless of demographic characteristics.

CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS: With more individuals experiencing food insecurity for the first time, there is a need for enhanced outreach and support. The findings complement emerging research on food insecurity risk during and after the pandemic and can help to inform food assistance programs and policies.

Copyright © 2021 Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Keywords: COVID-19; food insecurity; food-seeking behavior; social determinants of health

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