Food insecurity and food access among seniors in Lubbock, Texas

Wilna Oldewage-Theron; Brenda A.Z. Abu; Bong Nguyen; Sanjoy Saha

doi:10.1080/19320248.2018.1512920

Food insecurity and food access among seniors in Lubbock, Texas

Wilna Oldewage-Theron, Brenda A.Z. Abu, Bong Nguyen, Sanjoy Saha

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The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of food insecurity and examine relationships between food security and a variety of food access factors influencing food access among 186 seniors in Lubbock, Texas. Socio-demographic, economic and food security, such as coping strategies, data were analyzed on IBM SPSS, version 23. The prevalence of food insecurity was 40.2%. Significant positive relationships were observed between food insecurity and food and nutrition assistance participation and also all the coping strategies. Age, household income and money spent on food per month were predictors of food security (R² = 0.233; p < 0.000; SEE = 4.462). Suitable food and nutrition intervention strategies are needed to address food insecurity.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-15
Number of pages	15
Journal	Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition
Volume	15
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/19320248.2018.1512920
State	Published - Jan 2 2020

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Seniors
food
food insecurity
nutrition

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