Food insecurity among Dutch food bank recipients: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine the prevalence of (very) low food security among Dutch food bank recipients, and to identify potential demographic, lifestyle and nutrition-related factors associated with (very) low food security.

Setting

11 of 135 Dutch food banks were selected throughout the Netherlands.

Participants

251 Dutch food bank recipients participated in the study (93 men and 158 women). Inclusion criteria for participation were: (1) at least 18 years of age, (2) sufficiently fluent in Dutch to participate in oral and written interviews, (3) recipient of a Dutch food bank for at least 1 month and (4) collect own food parcel at the food bank. A single member per household was included.

Primary outcome

Level of food security.

Results

The prevalence of foo

SUBMITTER: Neter JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4025443 | biostudies-literature | 2014 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature