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Examining Shopping Patterns, Use of Food-Related Resources, and Proposed Solutions to Improve Healthy Food Access Among Food Insecure and Food Secure Eastern North Carolina Residents
In the Southern United States (U.S.), food insecurity rates are higher in rural (20.8%) versus urban communities (15%). Food insecurity can exacerbate diet-related disease. Thus, the purpose of this study was to examine differences in the use of food-related community resources and potential solutio...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7277759/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32408632 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17103361 |
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author | Lyonnais, Mary Jane Rafferty, Ann P. Jilcott Pitts, Stephanie Blanchard, Rebecca J. Kaur, Archana P. |
author_facet | Lyonnais, Mary Jane Rafferty, Ann P. Jilcott Pitts, Stephanie Blanchard, Rebecca J. Kaur, Archana P. |
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description | In the Southern United States (U.S.), food insecurity rates are higher in rural (20.8%) versus urban communities (15%). Food insecurity can exacerbate diet-related disease. Thus, the purpose of this study was to examine differences in the use of food-related community resources and potential solutions proposed among food insecure versus food secure residents. A community survey (n = 370) was conducted in rural eastern North Carolina, with questions pertaining to food security status and food-related resources. The IBM SPSS Statistics software and SAS software were used to examine differences in food-related resources, and qualitative data analysis was used to examine differences in solutions offered between food insecure and food secure participants. Of the 370 respondents, forty-eight-point-six percent were classified as food insecure. Food insecure participants were more likely to report shopping for groceries at a convenience/discount store, less likely to use their own vehicle for transportation, and less likely to purchase food from local producers. Food insecure participants were more likely to suggest solutions related to reducing the cost of healthy food, while food secure participants were more likely to suggest educational or convenience-related interventions. |
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spelling | pubmed-72777592020-06-12 Examining Shopping Patterns, Use of Food-Related Resources, and Proposed Solutions to Improve Healthy Food Access Among Food Insecure and Food Secure Eastern North Carolina Residents Lyonnais, Mary Jane Rafferty, Ann P. Jilcott Pitts, Stephanie Blanchard, Rebecca J. Kaur, Archana P. Int J Environ Res Public Health Article In the Southern United States (U.S.), food insecurity rates are higher in rural (20.8%) versus urban communities (15%). Food insecurity can exacerbate diet-related disease. Thus, the purpose of this study was to examine differences in the use of food-related community resources and potential solutions proposed among food insecure versus food secure residents. A community survey (n = 370) was conducted in rural eastern North Carolina, with questions pertaining to food security status and food-related resources. The IBM SPSS Statistics software and SAS software were used to examine differences in food-related resources, and qualitative data analysis was used to examine differences in solutions offered between food insecure and food secure participants. Of the 370 respondents, forty-eight-point-six percent were classified as food insecure. Food insecure participants were more likely to report shopping for groceries at a convenience/discount store, less likely to use their own vehicle for transportation, and less likely to purchase food from local producers. Food insecure participants were more likely to suggest solutions related to reducing the cost of healthy food, while food secure participants were more likely to suggest educational or convenience-related interventions. MDPI 2020-05-12 2020-05 /pmc/articles/PMC7277759/ /pubmed/32408632 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17103361 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Lyonnais, Mary Jane Rafferty, Ann P. Jilcott Pitts, Stephanie Blanchard, Rebecca J. Kaur, Archana P. Examining Shopping Patterns, Use of Food-Related Resources, and Proposed Solutions to Improve Healthy Food Access Among Food Insecure and Food Secure Eastern North Carolina Residents |
title | Examining Shopping Patterns, Use of Food-Related Resources, and Proposed Solutions to Improve Healthy Food Access Among Food Insecure and Food Secure Eastern North Carolina Residents |
title_full | Examining Shopping Patterns, Use of Food-Related Resources, and Proposed Solutions to Improve Healthy Food Access Among Food Insecure and Food Secure Eastern North Carolina Residents |
title_fullStr | Examining Shopping Patterns, Use of Food-Related Resources, and Proposed Solutions to Improve Healthy Food Access Among Food Insecure and Food Secure Eastern North Carolina Residents |
title_full_unstemmed | Examining Shopping Patterns, Use of Food-Related Resources, and Proposed Solutions to Improve Healthy Food Access Among Food Insecure and Food Secure Eastern North Carolina Residents |
title_short | Examining Shopping Patterns, Use of Food-Related Resources, and Proposed Solutions to Improve Healthy Food Access Among Food Insecure and Food Secure Eastern North Carolina Residents |
title_sort | examining shopping patterns, use of food-related resources, and proposed solutions to improve healthy food access among food insecure and food secure eastern north carolina residents |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7277759/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32408632 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17103361 |
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