Using direct observations on multiple occasions to measure household food availability among low-income Mexicano residents in Texas colonias

AbstractObjectiveTo assess the impact of a new government-subsidized supermarket in a high-need area on household food availability and dietary habits in children.DesignA difference-in-difference study design was utilized.SettingTwo neighbourhoods in the Bronx, New York City. Outcomes were collected in Morrisania, the target community where the new supermarket was opened, and Highbridge, the comparison community.SubjectsParents/caregivers of a child aged 3–10 years residing in Morrisania or Highbridge. Participants were recruited via street intercept at baseline (pre-supermarket opening) and at two follow-up periods (five weeks and one year post-supermarket opening).ResultsAnalysis is based on 2172 street-intercept surveys and 363 dietary recalls from a sample of predominantly low-income minorities. While there were small, inconsistent changes over the time periods, there were no appreciable differences in availability of healthful or unhealthful foods at home, or in children’s dietary intake as a result of the supermarket.ConclusionsThe introduction of a government-subsidized supermarket into an underserved neighbourhood in the Bronx did not result in significant changes in household food availability or children’s dietary intake. Given the lack of healthful food options in underserved neighbourhoods and need for programmes that promote access, further research is needed to determine whether healthy food retail expansion, alone or with other strategies, can improve food choices of children and their families.

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Climatic Changes and Household Food Availability in Malaysian East Coast Economic Region

10.31235/osf.io/649we ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Md. Mahmudul Alam ◽

Chamhuri Siwar ◽

Abdul Hamid Jaafar ◽

Basri Abdul Talib

Keyword(s):

Food Security ◽

Food Availability ◽

Low Income ◽

Food Distribution ◽

Household Food Security ◽

Local Market ◽

Economic Region ◽

Household Food ◽

Distribution Process ◽

Household Food Availability

Sustainable food security at household level is one of the emerging issues for all nations. There are several factors such as social, economic, political, demographic, natural, and livelihood strategies that causes to the vulnerability of the status of household food security. Therefore examining the vulnerability of these factors is essential to identify the reason and recognize the most vulnerable communities. This study is an attempt to study on the vulnerability of the factors of household food availability and its linkage with climatic changes in Malaysia. The study is based on primary data collected in the months of July – October, 2012 through a questionnaire survey on 460 low income households from East Coast Economic Region (ECER) in Malaysia. The samples were selected from E-Kasih poor household database, based on cluster random sampling technique. The study found that the vulnerability of the factors of household food availability has decreased statistically significantly over the last five years period in Malaysia for the factors of effectiveness of food distribution process, road and transportation facility for food distribution process, availability of expected food in the local market, sufficiency of expected food in the local market, and stability of food supply in market. The mean values of the current status of the factors of household food availability differ significantly at 1% significance level from the scenario of 5 years ago. However, most of the cases climatic issues were found less responsible for the changes of these factors. Though Malaysia is adversely affected by climatic change, the factors of food availability are not affected yet remarkably. This study suggests that the food security programs need to be integrated with climatic change adaptation programs to ensure more effective and sustainable household food security in future, especially among the poor and low income group. Moreover, a proper monitoring agency is required to ensure consistent supply of food in the rural and remote areas, especially at the time of natural calamity or off season.

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PARTISIPASI PETANI PADA LUMBUNG PANGAN DALAM MENINGKATKAN KETERSEDIAAN PANGAN RUMAH TANGGA DI KECAMATAN AMBARAWA, KABUPATEN PRINGSEWU

Jurnal Ilmu-Ilmu Agribisnis ◽

10.23960/jiia.v6i4.360-367 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 6 (4) ◽

pp. 360

Author(s):

Febrina Ramadhani ◽

Indah Nurmayasari ◽

Fembriarti Erry Prasmatiwi

Keyword(s):

Food Availability ◽

Descriptive Analysis ◽

Participation Rate ◽

Analysis Method ◽

Quantitative Descriptive Analysis ◽

Household Food ◽

Household Food Availability ◽

Farmer Groups ◽

Quantitative Descriptive ◽

The Impact

This research aims to analyze the rate of household food availability, the rate of farmers’ participation, factors related to farmers’ participation rate, and the impact of the participation on the food availability. The research is a survey conducted in Ambarawa Subdistrict, Pringsewu District, as Ambarawa is an area that has many active food barns. Thirty food barn institutions were chosen randomly, and from each barn two farmers were chosen randomly as respondents. Research data is collected in September – November 2016 and analyzed by quantitative descriptive analysis method. The results showed that the rate of household food availability was 3,392.97 kkal/cap/day or equivalent to 2,135.58 kg of dried unhulled rice annually. The rate of farmers’ participation was included in a medium category. Age, membership time in barns, rice production, income, membership in farmer groups were not significantly related to farmers’ participation rate. Farmers’ participation did not have significant impact on food availability of farmer households. Key words: barns, farmer household, food availability, participation

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Climatic changes and household food availability in Malaysian east coast economic region

The Journal of Developing Areas ◽

10.1353/jda.2016.0065 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 50 (5) ◽

pp. 143-155 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Md. Mahmudul Alam ◽

Chamhuri Siwar ◽

Abdul Hamid Jaafar ◽

Basri Talib

Keyword(s):

Food Availability ◽

East Coast ◽

Climatic Changes ◽

Economic Region ◽

Household Food ◽

Household Food Availability

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Correlates of Healthy Eating in Urban Food Desert Communities

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph17176305 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (17) ◽

pp. 6305

Author(s):

Allison Karpyn ◽

Candace R. Young ◽

Zachary Collier ◽

Karen Glanz

Keyword(s):

Food Availability ◽

Healthy Eating ◽

Low Income ◽

Food Environment ◽

Vegetable Consumption ◽

Public Health Intervention ◽

Healthy Eating Index ◽

Food Desert ◽

Household Food ◽

Food Challenges

The food environment is well documented as an important emphasis for public health intervention. While theoretical models of the relationship between the food environment and dietary outcomes have been proposed, empirical testing of conceptual models has been limited. The purpose of this study was to explore which factors in nutrition environments are significantly associated with dietary outcomes in two urban, low-income, and minority food desert communities. This study analyzed cross-sectional data based on 796 participants from the Food in Our Neighborhood Study. Participants were recruited based on a random sample of addresses in neighborhood study areas, Philadelphia, PA (n = 393) and Trenton, NJ (n = 403). Main dietary outcomes were Healthy Eating Index (HEI) scores and fruit and vegetable consumption subscores computed from ASA24® assessments. Exploratory factor analysis was conducted and yielded a model of four factors with 22 items. Among four factors that emerged, three factors (Perceptions of Neighborhood Food Availability; and Household Food Challenges) were significantly correlated with dietary outcomes. My Store’s Quality and Perceptions of Neighborhood Food Availability were positively correlated with vegetable consumption subscore. The Household Food Challenges factor was negatively correlated with both vegetable subscore and overall HEI score (i.e., more household challenges were associated with lower dietary scores). These findings confirmed the importance of perceived nutrition environments and household food challenges in predicting dietary outcomes among residents of two urban, low-income, and minority food desert communities.

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A comparison of household food availability in 11 countries

Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics ◽

10.1046/j.1365-277x.2000.00232.x ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 13 (3) ◽

pp. 197-204 ◽

Cited By ~ 26

Author(s):

C. Byrd-Bredbenner ◽

P. Lagiou ◽

A. Trichopoulou

Keyword(s):

Food Availability ◽

Household Food ◽

Household Food Availability

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Correlates of Healthy Eating in Urban Food Desert Communities

10.21203/rs.3.rs-41433/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Allison Karpyn ◽

Candace R. Young ◽

Zachary Collier ◽

Karen Glanz

Keyword(s):

Food Availability ◽

Healthy Eating ◽

Low Income ◽

Eating Behaviors ◽

Conceptual Models ◽

Vegetable Consumption ◽

Food Desert ◽

Household Food ◽

Food Challenges ◽

Study Participants

Abstract Background Understanding the most important elements of nutrition environments that affect eating behaviors can inform public health nutrition policy and programs Conceptual models depict interrelationships between these elements. However, empirical testing of conceptual models of nutrition environments and eating behaviors has been limited. The purpose of this study was to explore which factors in nutrition environments are significantly associated with dietary outcomes in two urban, low-income, and minority food desert communities.Methods This study analyzed cross-sectional baseline data from the Food in Our Neighborhood Study (FIONS). FIONS data were from adults recruited based on a random sample of addresses in neighborhood study areas of Philadelphia, PA and Trenton, NJ that were each three square miles and designated as low supermarket access areas. Study participants were required to live within one of the study areas and be the primary adult food shopper for the household. Study participants responded to a survey with ten domains that included shopping preferences, grocery spending, home food availability, perceived neighborhood nutrition environment, background characteristics, and ASA24® dietary assessments. Store audits were conducted in both study areas to estimate observed nutrition environments. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was conducted on over 120 survey items and yielded a model of four factors with 22 items. MIMIC model analyses were performed on these four factors controlling for covariates. Main dietary outcomes were Healthy Eating Index (HEI) scores and fruit and vegetable consumption subscores computed from ASA24® assessments.Results The sample included 796 participants (n = 393, Philadelphia, PA; n = 403, Trenton, NJ) with demographics representative of urban, minority and low-income food desert communities: 60% were African-American, 55% had annual household incomes <$30,000, 45% participated in SNAP or WIC, and 58% experienced at least some food insecurity. Among four factors that emerged in EFA, three (My Store’s Quality; Perceptions of Neighborhood Food Availability; and Household Food Challenges) were significantly correlated with vegetable consumption subscores, and one (Household Food Challenges) was significantly associated with HEI scores.Conclusions This research tested and confirmed the importance of perceived nutrition environments and household food challenges in predicting dietary outcomes among residents of two urban, low-income, and minority food desert communities.

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