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Associations Between Food Insecurity and Neighborhood Safety, Social Cohesion, Social Control, and Crime Among Mothers of Preschool-Aged Children.
- Source :
- Journal of Health Care for the Poor & Underserved; Aug2022, Vol. 33 Issue 3, p1258-1274, 17p
- Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Food insecurity has myriad associations with poor health, and low-income communities have higher than average prevalence of food insecurity. Living in a supportive neighborhood social environment may protect against food insecurity, while adverse neighborhood social conditions, such as crime, may increase the likelihood of food insecurity. To examine associations between food insecurity and neighborhood social factors among families with young children, we administered a cross-sectional survey to 300 mothers and female caregivers of Medicaid-enrolled two- to four-year-old children in Philadelphia. We used multivariable regression to examine associations between food insecurity and perceived neighborhood safety, social cohesion, informal social control, and crime, adjusted for demographics, socioeconomic status, and neighborhood characteristics. Lower food insecurity prevalence was associated with higher perceived neighborhood safety and social cohesion, and lower police-recorded violent crime rates. Future work to increase food security among low-income households may benefit from targeting the neighborhood social environment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- POVERTY in the United States
SAFETY
WELL-being
SOCIOLOGY
CAREGIVERS
CONFIDENCE intervals
FOOD security
PSYCHOLOGY of mothers
CHRONIC diseases
CRIME
FAMILIES
MENTAL health
RISK assessment
SOCIOECONOMIC factors
COMPARATIVE studies
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
RESEARCH funding
PRESCHOOL children
ETHNIC groups
DATA analysis software
ODDS ratio
SOCIAL control
MOTHER-child relationship
PSYCHOLOGICAL resilience
PSYCHOSOCIAL factors
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10492089
- Volume :
- 33
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Health Care for the Poor & Underserved
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 158914933
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2022.0111