Food Pantry Usage Patterns are Associated with Client Sociodemographics and Health

Christopher R. Long; Marie Rachelle Narcisse; Brett Rowland; Bonnie Faitak; Mary M. Bailey; Joel Gittelsohn; Caitlin E. Caspi; Jill Niemeier; Emily S. English; Pearl A. McElfish

doi:10.1080/19320248.2021.2001404

Food Pantry Usage Patterns are Associated with Client Sociodemographics and Health

Christopher R. Long, Marie Rachelle Narcisse, Brett Rowland, Bonnie Faitak, Mary M. Bailey, Joel Gittelsohn, Caitlin E. Caspi, Jill Niemeier, Emily S. English, Pearl A. McElfish

Bloomberg School of Public Health

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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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	408-424
Number of pages	17
Journal	Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition
Volume	17
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/19320248.2021.2001404
State	Published - 2022

Keywords

chronic disease
food insecurity
food pantry
heart disease
latent class analysis

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Health(social science)
Nutrition and Dietetics
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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