Janani Rajbhandari-Thapa, Justin Ingels, Kiran Thapa, Marsha Davis, Phaedra Corso
Longitudinal evaluation of the impact of school characteristics on changes in physical activity opportunities
PloS one
examine associations food insecurity excess body weight psychosocial factors food behaviours among lowincome africanamerican families crosssectional survey participants baseline evaluation bmore healthy communities kids bhck obesity prevention trial collected data socioeconomic factors food source destinations acquiring food preparation methods psychosocial factors beliefs attitudes participation food assistance programmes anthropometry food security used principal component analysis identify patterns food source destinations logistic regression examine associations fourteen lowincome predominantly africanamerican neighbourhoods baltimore city md usa two hundred ninetyeight adult caregiverchild 1014 years old dyads households 416 level food insecurity 124 experienced level hunger foodinsecure participants hunger significantly likely unemployed lower incomes found high rates excess body weight overweight obesity among adults children 828 379 among food insecure without hunger 892 459 among food insecure hunger respectively although significant differences food security status food source usage patterns food acquisition preparation knowledge selfefficacy intentions differ food security food security associated perceptions healthy foods affordable convenient greater caregiver body satisfaction associated food insecurity excess body weight setting obesity food insecurity major problems many foodinsecure families perceptions healthy foods may serve additional barriers purchase consumption