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TL;DR
Use was more likely among families with lower financial well-being, lower rank, Army affiliation, and certain racial/ethnic minority groups.
Public Health Nutrition · 4 authors, 4 centres
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Use was more likely among families with lower financial well-being, lower rank, Army affiliation, and certain racial/ethnic minority groups.
The primary aim was to determine the prevalence of charitable food distribution resource use and identify associated characteristics. Results showed that 13.2% of families used a food distribution resource in the prior 12 months. Logistic regression analysis revealed that lower financial well-being was significantly associated with resource use. Military and non-military characteristics independently associated with higher odds of use included lower rank, Army affiliation (versus Air Force), older age, having more dependent children, and identifying as an Asian, Black, multi-racial, or 'other' racial/ethnic minority compared to White. Single-earner households also had higher odds of use than dual-earner households. Findings provide a snapshot of food distribution needs among this population during the pandemic, suggesting targeted prevention and intervention efforts may be beneficial.