Factors associated with food insecurity among the chronically ill population during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States

Frontiers in Public Health

Public Health

Zhengmin Qian¹  Echu Liu²  Kimberly R. Enard²  Keith T. Elder³  Caress A. Dean⁴ 

[1] Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College for Public Health and Social Justice, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO, United States;Department of Health Management and Policy, College for Public Health and Social Justice, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO, United States;Mississippi College, Clinton, MS, United States;School of Health Sciences, Oakland University, Rochester, MI, United States;

关键词: food insecurity;    chronically ill;    COVID-19;    pandemic;    United States;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpubh.2023.1142603

 received in 2023-01-11, accepted in 2023-06-16,  发布年份 2023

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

IntroductionLittle is known about food insecurity among Americans with chronic diseases, one of the vulnerable groups in health care. Factors influencing food insecurity among this population group are especially poorly understood.MethodsUsing data from the COVID Impact Survey, this cross-sectional study sought to examine food insecurity among adults with chronic diseases in the United States and to identify factors associated with their risks for food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic.ResultsNearly 28% of the national and 32% of the regional samples from the COVID Impact Survey were at risk for food insecurity. The logistic regressions show that chronically ill US adults with one of the following characteristics have higher odds of being at risk for food insecurity: younger than 60 years, having financial stress, unemployed, having received food from a food pantry, without health insurance, having a household income lower than $100,000, and without a college degree.DiscussionTargeted policies and programs are warranted to address underlying determinants of food insecurity that adults with chronic illnesses experience.

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