Yamoah Owusua, Nelson Emily, Gee Regan, Mikelbank Kristen, Freedman Darcy A
Mary Ann Swetland Center for Environmental Health, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106.
Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106.
J Hunger Environ Nutr. 2024;19(6):1295-1310. doi: 10.1080/19320248.2024.2310478. Epub 2024 Jan 30.
We analyzed county food pantry use data for 2019 and 2020 (n= 1,169,568 pantry visits) to explore differences in pantry use among four types of households determined by presence of seniors and/or children. Our results show household composition had a significant (p<0.001) impact on food pantry utilization, with multi-generational families with children's pantry reliance per year higher than any other group in both 2019 and 2020. The constant high pantry usage of these families suggests chronic food need among families with seniors and children including grandfamilies and highlights the need for tailored interventions.
我们分析了2019年和2020年的县食品救济站使用数据(n = 1,169,568次救济站访问),以探讨由老年人和/或儿童的存在所确定的四类家庭在食品救济站使用方面的差异。我们的结果表明,家庭构成对食品救济站的利用率有显著影响(p<0.001),2019年和2020年,有孩子的多代同堂家庭每年对食品救济站的依赖程度高于任何其他群体。这些家庭持续较高的食品救济站使用率表明,包括祖父母家庭在内的有老年人和儿童的家庭长期存在食品需求,并凸显了采取针对性干预措施的必要性。