Persistence and transience of food insecurity and predictors among residents of two disadvantaged communities in South Carolina.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Little is known about patterns of household food insecurity (HFI) across more than two time points in adults in the United States, the frequency predictors of different trajectories. The distinctions between persistent and transient food insecurity trajectories may be crucial to developing effective interventions.

Objective

To characterize dominant trajectories of food security status over three time points between 2013 and 2016 and identify demographic, socioeconomic and health-related predictors of persistent and transient HFI.

Design

Cohort study in disadvantaged communities in South Carolina.

Setting

and subjects: 397 middle-aged participants, predominantly female, African American, living in USDA-designated food deserts.

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SUBMITTER: Liese AD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7987735 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature