@article{805f1d33aa284cd2b26b0d1609f67e64,
title = "Food Pantry Usage Patterns are Associated with Client Sociodemographics and Health",
abstract = "Characterizing food pantry (FP) clients{\textquoteright} FP usage patterns may provide opportunities to tailor health-related interventions. Respondents (n = 245) at seven FPs reported their frequency and reliance on FPs and their sociodemographics, health status, and health-related trade-offs. Clients were categorized via latent class analysis. Higher FP usage was associated with being older, having a household member with heart disease, and putting off buying medicine to buy food. Lower FP usage was associated with higher levels of education and having a household member with cancer. Findings highlight the potential importance of measuring FP clients{\textquoteright} degree of FP use.",
keywords = "chronic disease, food insecurity, food pantry, heart disease, latent class analysis",
author = "Long, {Christopher R.} and Narcisse, {Marie Rachelle} and Brett Rowland and Bonnie Faitak and Bailey, {Mary M.} and Joel Gittelsohn and Caspi, {Caitlin E.} and Jill Niemeier and English, {Emily S.} and McElfish, {Pearl A.}",
note = "Funding Information: Research reported in this publication was supported by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) (#5P20GM109096). Additional support was provided by a Translational Research Institute grant from the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences of the NIH (#UL1TR003107). The content of this paper is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the funders. The authors would like to thank our partners at Northwest Arkansas Food Bank and their partner agencies who facilitated recruitment of participants. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2021 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.",
year = "2022",
doi = "10.1080/19320248.2021.2001404",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "17",
pages = "408--424",
journal = "Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition",
issn = "1932-0248",
publisher = "Taylor and Francis Ltd.",
number = "3",
}