California State University Sacramento, Department of Communication Studies, Sacramento, California.
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Prev Chronic Dis. 2021 Jan 7;18:E01. doi: 10.5888/pcd18.200517.
We examined levels of very low food security (VLFS) among low-income households with children in California before and shortly after the economic downturn from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Households were randomly sampled in 2018, 2019, and 2020; 11,653 mothers were administered the US Department of Agriculture 6-item Food Security Survey Module. Post-COVID-19 (April 27 to July 21, 2020, a period when stay-at-home restrictions were eased in the state), 14.0% of mothers reported VLFS versus 19.3% pre-COVID-19 (November 21, 2019, to March 14, 2020) (P = .003), 22.2% in 2019 (P < .001), and 19.0% in 2018 (P = .004). Existing systems to quickly obtain food assistance benefits in California and new federal benefits available in response to COVID-19 may have reduced VLFS.
我们研究了 2019 冠状病毒病(COVID-19)大流行前后加州有孩子的低收入家庭的极低粮食保障水平(VLFS)。2018 年、2019 年和 2020 年对家庭进行了随机抽样;11653 名母亲接受了美国农业部的 6 项粮食安全调查模块。在 COVID-19 之后(2020 年 4 月 27 日至 7 月 21 日,该州放宽了居家限制),14.0%的母亲报告 VLFS,而 COVID-19 之前(2019 年 11 月 21 日至 3 月 14 日)为 19.3%(P=.003),2019 年为 22.2%(P<.001),2018 年为 19.0%(P=.004)。加州现有的快速获得粮食援助福利的系统和为应对 COVID-19 而提供的新联邦福利可能已经减少了 VLFS。