Changes in grocery shopping behaviour among low-income households during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Online Purchasing Pilot (OPP) authorised the use of SNAP benefits online in Maryland in May 2020. We assessed shopping behaviour and intentions associated with uptake and intended future use of online grocery shopping during and after COVID-19 among SNAP-eligible households.

Design

In this mixed-methods study, participants completed a survey on online grocery shopping, and a purposefully sampled subset participated in focus groups or in-depth interviews between November 2020 and March 2021.

Setting

Predominantly urban households in Maryland.

Participants

Primary shoppers of SNAP-eligible households with young children (n 310).

Results

Most participants reported first shopping for groce

SUBMITTER: Trude AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11822639 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature