Food insecurity in households of children receiving care at a paediatric obesity management clinic in Montreal: Overall prevalence and changes associated with the COVID-19 pandemic

ABSTRACT: Abstract

Objectives

Food insecurity and paediatric obesity are two major public health issues in Canada that may have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. We assessed food insecurity and its correlates among households of children receiving care at a paediatric obesity management clinic in Montreal. We also assessed whether the prevalence of food insecurity among households of children who received care during the COVID-19 pandemic differed from those who received care before it.

Methods

This is a retrospective, cross-sectional analysis of medical records of children (2 to 17 years) who received care at a paediatric obesity management clinic in Montreal (Maison de santé prévention – Approche 180 [MSP-180]). Children’s household food security status was assessed usin

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PROVIDER: S-EPMC9384639 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature