Clay Lauren A, Rogus Stephanie
Department of Emergency Health Services, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD, United States.
Department of Family and Consumer Sciences, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, United States.
Front Nutr. 2021 Aug 26;8:647365. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2021.647365. eCollection 2021.
The coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) disrupted health, economy, and food systems across the United States. This cross-sectional study examined the relationship between food access worries, food assistance use, and purchasing behaviors and food insecurity during COVID-19 among residents of New York State. New Yorkers were recruited to complete a web-based survey through Qualtrics. The survey took place in the summer and fall of 2020 and asked respondents about food access worries, food assistance use, food insecurity, and food purchasing behaviors. Chi-square analysis examined the relationships between food concerns, food assistance use, purchasing behaviors, and demographic characteristics by reported food insecurity, and significant results were analyzed in a series of logistic regression models. Results showed that higher food worries, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) use, reported food assistance and delivery as food sources, and self-reported Hispanic ethnicity were associated with a higher likelihood of experiencing food insecurity. Future research is needed to assess the ongoing impacts of the pandemic on food access and food insecurity, particularly among underserved groups. Measures that provide additional money for food and improved food access can alleviate barriers to accessing enough healthy food at this time.
2019冠状病毒病（COVID-19）扰乱了美国的健康、经济和食品系统。这项横断面研究调查了纽约州居民在COVID-19期间食品获取担忧、食品援助使用、购买行为与粮食不安全之间的关系。通过Qualtrics招募纽约人完成一项基于网络的调查。该调查于2020年夏秋进行，询问受访者有关食品获取担忧、食品援助使用、粮食不安全和食品购买行为。卡方分析按报告的粮食不安全情况检查了食品担忧、食品援助使用、购买行为和人口特征之间的关系，并在一系列逻辑回归模型中分析了显著结果。结果表明，更高的食品担忧、补充营养援助计划（SNAP）的使用、将报告的食品援助和送货作为食物来源以及自我报告的西班牙裔与经历粮食不安全的可能性更高有关。需要进一步的研究来评估疫情对食品获取和粮食不安全的持续影响，特别是在服务不足的群体中。此时，提供额外食品资金和改善食品获取的措施可以缓解获取足够健康食品的障碍。
