Department of Human Development and Family Science, 202 Family Science Center II, University of Georgia, Athens, GA30602, USA.
Department of Human Development and Family Science, 203 Spidle Hall, Auburn University, Auburn, AL36849, USA.
Public Health Nutr. 2023 Oct;26(10):1968-1975. doi: 10.1017/S1368980023001738. Epub 2023 Aug 11.
The present study examined military families' use of food distribution resources and military (e.g. rank) and non-military (e.g. race/ethnicity) characteristics associated with using food distribution resources.
Secondary data analyses from a cross-sectional survey in the first 6 months of 2021.
A national sample of eligible families completed an online survey.
8326 enlisted military families with an active duty service member in the United States Army or Air Force who applied for supplemental childcare funding distributed by National Military Family Association.
13·2 % of the families reported utilising a food distribution resource in the past 12 months. Those with lower financial well-being were more likely to utilise such resources. Older (OR = 1·04, 95 % CI = 1·02, 1·05, < 0·001), single-earner (OR = 0·73, 95 % CI = 0·61, 0·89, = 0·001) families with a lower rank (OR = 0·69, 95 % CI = 0·64, 0·75, < 0·001) and Army affiliation (compared with Air Force) (OR = 2·31, 95 % CI = 2·01, 2·67, < 0·001) were more likely to utilise food distribution resources. Members of certain racial/ethnic minority groups were more likely to utilise food distribution resources than White respondents (OR from 1·47 for multi-racial to 1·69 for Asians), as were families with more dependent children (OR = 1·35, 95 % CI = 1·25, 1·47, < 0·001).
These results identify the extent of food distribution resource utilisation in military families with young children approximately 1 year into the COVID-19 pandemic. The results also identify characteristics associated with their use of food distribution resources. Findings are discussed with an emphasis on prevention and intervention implications for military families.
本研究调查了军人家庭对食品分发资源的利用情况，以及与利用食品分发资源相关的军人（如军衔）和非军人（如种族/民族）特征。
对 2021 年前 6 个月进行的一项横断面调查进行的二次数据分析。
一个有资格的家庭的全国样本完成了在线调查。
8326 名在美国陆军或空军服役的现役军人的现役军人家庭，他们申请了由美国国家军人家庭协会分发的补充儿童保育资金。
13.2%的家庭报告在过去 12 个月中使用了食品分发资源。那些财务状况较差的家庭更有可能利用这些资源。年龄较大（OR=1.04，95%CI=1.02，1.05，<0.001）、单收入（OR=0.73，95%CI=0.61，0.89，=0.001）、军衔较低（OR=0.69，95%CI=0.64，0.75，<0.001）和陆军隶属关系（与空军相比）（OR=2.31，95%CI=2.01，2.67，<0.001）的家庭更有可能利用食品分发资源。与白人受访者相比，某些种族/民族少数群体的成员更有可能利用食品分发资源（从多族裔的 1.47 到亚洲裔的 1.69），子女较多的家庭（OR=1.35，95%CI=1.25，1.47，<0.001）也是如此。
这些结果确定了大约在 COVID-19 大流行 1 年后，有年幼子女的军人家庭对食品分发资源的利用程度。结果还确定了与他们使用食品分发资源相关的特征。研究结果强调了对军人家庭的预防和干预意义。
