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Pérez EJ, Carabali M, Mercille G, Sylvestre MP, Roncarolo F, Potvin L. Characterizing Trends in the Use of Food Donations and Other Food-Related Community-Based Social Assistance Programs in a Cohort of New Food Bank Users in Quebec, Canada. Int J Public Health 2024; 69:1605833. [PMID: 38404502 PMCID: PMC10884234 DOI: 10.3389/ijph.2024.1605833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2023] [Accepted: 01/25/2024] [Indexed: 02/27/2024] Open
Abstract
Objective: To characterize 12-month trends in the use of food donations and other food-related community-based social assistance programs (CB-SAPs) during the first year following the enrollment of new food bank (FB) users in Quebec, Canada. Methods: A cohort of 1,001 newly registered FB-users in Quebec from the Pathways Study were followed-up during 12-month following baseline assessment. Outcomes were monthly use of food donations and other food-related CB-SAPs. Main predictors were alternative food source utilization (AFSU) profiles: 1) exclusive-FB-users; 2) FB+fruit/vegetable-market-users; and 3) Multiple/diverse-AFS-users. Covariates included sociodemographic characteristics, health status, and major life events. We fit Bayesian hierarchical mixed-effect models, accounting for spatial clustering, temporal correlation, and censoring. Results: We observed an overall downward trend of food donation use among study completers (n = 745). Each AFSU profile had a distinctive monthly trend of food donation use, but probabilities of use across the three profiles overlapped, between 44% and 55%. The use of other food-related CB-SAPs was low and not correlated with AFSU profiles. Conclusion: De novo FB-users use food donations in different ways over time according to specific contextual AFSU profiles.
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Affiliation(s)
- Elsury Johanna Pérez
- School of Public Health, Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
- Centre de Recherche en Santé Publique (CReSP), Université de Montréal & CIUSSS du Centre-Sud-de-l’île-de-Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
- Chaire de Recherche du Canada sur les Approches Communautaires et Inégalités de Santé (CACIS), Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche en Santé Publique (CReSP), Université de Montréal & CIUSSS du Centre-Sud-de-l’île-de-Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
- Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, School of Population and Global Health, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche en Santé Publique (CReSP), Université de Montréal & CIUSSS du Centre-Sud-de-l’île-de-Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
- Chaire de Recherche du Canada sur les Approches Communautaires et Inégalités de Santé (CACIS), Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
- Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- School of Public Health, Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
- Centre de Recherche en Santé Publique (CReSP), Université de Montréal & CIUSSS du Centre-Sud-de-l’île-de-Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
- Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche en Santé Publique (CReSP), Université de Montréal & CIUSSS du Centre-Sud-de-l’île-de-Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
- Chaire de Recherche du Canada sur les Approches Communautaires et Inégalités de Santé (CACIS), Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- School of Public Health, Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
- Centre de Recherche en Santé Publique (CReSP), Université de Montréal & CIUSSS du Centre-Sud-de-l’île-de-Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
- Chaire de Recherche du Canada sur les Approches Communautaires et Inégalités de Santé (CACIS), Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
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Andersen CJ, Ragonesi N, Cintrón-Rivera L, Murray K, Cerrito B, Melville J, Mccabe M. Food Pantry Inventories Vary in Food Group Availability, Diversity, and Nutritional Composition Across City Districts: A Pilot Study. JOURNAL OF HUNGER & ENVIRONMENTAL NUTRITION 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/19320248.2022.2154629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Catherine J. Andersen
- Department of Biology, Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT, USA
- Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA
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- Department of Biology, Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT, USA
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- Department of Biology, Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT, USA
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- Department of Biology, Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT, USA
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- Center for Food Equity and Economic Development, Bridgeport, CT, USA
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Luo Y, Mobley C, Hossfeld L, Koob C, Hossfeld C, Baxter SLK, Griffin SF. The Association between Food Insecurity and Making Hunger-Coping Trade-Offs during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Role of Sources of Food and Easiness in Food Access. Nutrients 2022; 14:nu14214616. [PMID: 36364877 PMCID: PMC9658505 DOI: 10.3390/nu14214616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2022] [Revised: 10/24/2022] [Accepted: 10/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
Abstract
Many individuals make financial, health and food related trade-offs to cope with the challenges of food insecurity and to meet their household needs for healthy, affordable food. A survey (n = 652) was conducted in nine rural counties in South Carolina, USA, during the COVID-19 pandemic from August 2020 to July 2021. We examine if level of food insecurity predicts hunger-coping trade-offs, and whether this relationship is moderated by easiness in food access and dependence on different food source types. Nearly one-third of the respondents experienced food insecurity. Making trade-offs between paying for food and other household expenses was common among the rural residents as on average they made nearly one type of trade-off in the past three months. The number of trade-offs was the highest among highly food insecure respondents (mean = 2.64), followed by moderately food insecure respondents (mean = 1.66); low food insecure respondents had the lowest number of trade-offs (mean = 0.39). The moderating effects of easiness in food access and dependence on food sources varied by level of food insecurity. The results show that individuals at different levels of food insecurity use different strategies to fulfill their food needs and social programs are more often utilized than personal food sources. We conclude with implications for addressing food insecurity in order to reduce the possibility of making trade-offs.
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- Ye Luo
- Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, USA
- Correspondence: (Y.L.); (L.H.)
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- Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, USA
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- College of Social, Behavioral and Health Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, USA
- Correspondence: (Y.L.); (L.H.)
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, USA
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, USA
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, USA
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, USA
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