Document Type
Article
Journal/Book Title/Conference
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Author ORCID Identifier
Oluyemisi Akinsola https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8980-6144
Volume
21
Issue
1
Publisher
MDPI AG
Publication Date
1-9-2024
Journal Article Version
Version of Record
First Page
1
Last Page
18
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Abstract
The role of the food environment in shaping nutrition and health has gained substantial attention from policymakers, public health researchers, and advocacy groups. To promote equities in food access and nutrition outcomes, understanding factors linked with the utilization of local community food resources is crucial. Using Andersen’s service utilization model, we explained how adults use their neighborhood food resources. In a cross-sectional study design, an online survey was conducted in REDCap Version 13.4.0 via the Amazon Mechanical Turk (MTurk) involving 1830 adults with a mean age of 37.9 ± 12.1 years. Participants answered questions on predisposing, enabling, and need factors that influence their use of different community food resources. The predisposing factors that were statistically significant included age, family size, marital status, race, and ethnicity. The enabling factors included travel time, travel mode, income, and shopping decision motivators (such as being able to use Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) vouchers, delivery services, great sales, and coupons). Food security and community food resources need for lower food price were the significant need factors. However, these factors vary by the types of food resources. In conclusion, enhancing the utilization of community-based food access initiatives and programs among underserved families requires consideration of family composition, racial and ethnic diversity, and transportation access.
Recommended Citation
Atoloye, A.T.; Akinsola, O.; Murillo, M. Examining Factors Associated with the Use of Community Food Resources: An Application of the Andersen Model to Inform Future Interventions. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2024, 21, 76. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21010076
