食物银行使用者：社会人口统计学和营养特征
Food bank users: sociodemographic and nutritional characteristics.
作者信息
Starkey L J, Kuhnlein H V, Gray-Donald K
机构信息
School of Dietetics and Human Nutrition, McGill University, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Que.
出版信息
CMAJ. 1998 May 5;158(9):1143-9.
BACKGROUND
The continued expansion of food assistance programs makes it important to examine the sociodemographic characteristics and nutritional profiles of people relying on this service. The authors undertook such a study in a large urban centre.
METHODS
A total of 490 food bank users were randomly selected from a stratified random sample of 57 urban food banks in Montreal. A questionnaire and a dietary recall interview were given by a dietitian-interviewer to determine socioeconomic, demographic and cultural characteristics and macronutrient intake. These data were compared with national and provincial data.
RESULTS
The mean age of the participants (256 men and 234 women) was 41 years; 204 (41.6%) were living alone and most (409 [83.5%]) were receiving social assistance benefits. These food bank users were well educated (190 [38.8%] had completed technical school or had a college or university education), and the sample included few elderly or disabled people. The median body mass index was greater than 24, which indicated that energy intake, although below recommended levels, was not a chronic problem. The people using the food banks had a monthly shortfall in their food budget of between $43 and $46.
INTERPRETATION
Food banks are used regularly, primarily by young healthy adults. They are though of as a necessary community resource.
背景
食品援助项目的持续扩张使得研究依赖该服务人群的社会人口学特征和营养状况变得很重要。作者在一个大型城市中心开展了这样一项研究。
方法
从蒙特利尔57家城市食品银行的分层随机样本中随机选取了490名食品银行使用者。由一名营养师访谈员发放问卷并进行饮食回顾访谈，以确定社会经济、人口和文化特征以及常量营养素摄入量。这些数据与国家和省级数据进行了比较。
结果
参与者（256名男性和234名女性）的平均年龄为41岁；204人（41.6%）独居，大多数人（409人[83.5%]）领取社会救助福利。这些食品银行使用者受教育程度较高（190人[38.8%]完成了技术学校学业或拥有大专或本科学历），样本中老年人或残疾人较少。体重指数中位数大于24，这表明能量摄入虽然低于推荐水平，但并非长期问题。使用食品银行的人每月食品预算短缺43至46美元。
解读
食品银行经常被使用，主要使用者是年轻健康的成年人。它们被视为一种必要的社区资源。
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