Food-Insecure Household's Self-Reported Perceptions of Food Labels, Product Attributes and Consumption Behaviours.

ABSTRACT: Dietary compromises related to food insecurity profoundly undermine health and constitute a serious public health issue, even in developed nations. The aim of this study was to explore the impact of food labelling and product attributes on the purchasing choices of food-insecure households in Australia. An online survey containing 19 food choice and 28 purchasing behaviours questions was completed by 1056 adults responsible for household grocery shopping. The short form of the US Household Food Security Survey Module was used as the food security indicator. Multinomial logistic regression modelling was employed to analyse the survey data. Respondents were classified as having either high-marginal (63.4%, n = 670), low (19.8%, n = 209) or very low (16.8%, n = 177) food security. Respondents

SUBMITTER: Butcher LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6521285 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature