Facilitators and Barriers to Patient Attendance at a Free Health Center Produce Market.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Patient participation in healthcare system‒sponsored efforts to address food insecurity varies widely. This mixed-methods study sought to understand the patient sociodemographic factors associated with and barriers and facilitators to the use of a monthly produce market held at Cambridge Health Alliance in partnership with The Greater Boston Food Bank.

Methods

Baseline surveys (N=715) were conducted from February 2019 to March 2020 before market attendance, followed by 1-year follow-up surveys (n=514) and qualitative interviews (n=45). Robust Poisson regression estimated associations between sociodemographic characteristics and market attendance. Analyses were conducted from 2021 to 2022.

Results

A total of 37.1% attended the market ≥1 time. Market attend

SUBMITTER: Zack RM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10680439 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature