The correlation between food insecurity and infant mortality in North Carolina.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Food insecurity (FI) affects approximately 11·1 % of US households and is related to worsened infant outcomes. Evidence in lower income countries links FI and infant mortality rates (IMR), but there are limited data in the USA. This study examines the relationship between FI and IMR in North Carolina (NC).

Design

NC county-level health data were used from the 2019 Robert Woods Johnson Foundation County Health Rankings. The dependent variable was county-level IMR. Eighteen county-level independent variables were selected and a multivariable linear regression was performed. The independent variable, FI, was based on the United States Department of Agriculture's Food Security Supplement to the Current Population Survey.

Setting

NC counties.

Participants

SUBMITTER: Cassidy-Vu L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9991794 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature