TY - JOUR
T1 - Predictors of Farmers’ Market Shopping among People Receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits
AU - Freedman, Darcy A.
AU - Lee, Eunlye
AU - Ohri-Vachaspati, Punam
AU - Trapl, Erika
AU - Borawski, Elaine
AU - Bess, Kimberly
AU - Flocke, Susan
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgments We thank the data collection team, study participants, and community partners who supported this research, which is a product of a Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research Center supported by Cooperative Agreement Number 1U48DP005030 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Findings and conclusions in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The authors do not have any conflicts of interest, real or perceived, related to this research.
Funding Information:
This research was funded through a grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cooperative Agreement Number 1U48DP005030. Findings and conclusions in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The authors do not have any conflicts of interest, real or perceived, related to this research. The study complied with all ethical standards of human subjects research. It was reviewed and approved by the Institutional Review Board at Case Western Reserve University (IRB-2015-1102).
PY - 2018/6
Y1 - 2018/6
N2 - Promoting use of farmers’ markets (FMs) is a promising community-level strategy to increase access to nutritious foods such as fruits and vegetables. Yet, FM shopping among people with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits remains low. This research examined predictors of FM shopping among SNAP recipients living within 1 mile of a FM. A cross-sectional survey of SNAP participants (N = 270) was conducted in 2015 in Cleveland and East Cleveland, OH, USA. Multinomial regression and zero-truncated Poisson regression analyses were conducted to examine factors associated with FM shopping. Results indicate 48% reported shopping at a FM at least once in the past year, 26% had shopped at a FM before, but not in the last year, and 26% had never shopped at a FM. The multivariable analyses found awareness of FMs and a healthy food incentive program, and four dimensions of healthy food access are significantly associated with FM shopping among SNAP recipients. The food access dimensions included service delivery, spatial-temporal, personal, and social access. Findings highlight modifiable leverage points for improving the reach of FMs among low-income populations.
AB - Promoting use of farmers’ markets (FMs) is a promising community-level strategy to increase access to nutritious foods such as fruits and vegetables. Yet, FM shopping among people with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits remains low. This research examined predictors of FM shopping among SNAP recipients living within 1 mile of a FM. A cross-sectional survey of SNAP participants (N = 270) was conducted in 2015 in Cleveland and East Cleveland, OH, USA. Multinomial regression and zero-truncated Poisson regression analyses were conducted to examine factors associated with FM shopping. Results indicate 48% reported shopping at a FM at least once in the past year, 26% had shopped at a FM before, but not in the last year, and 26% had never shopped at a FM. The multivariable analyses found awareness of FMs and a healthy food incentive program, and four dimensions of healthy food access are significantly associated with FM shopping among SNAP recipients. The food access dimensions included service delivery, spatial-temporal, personal, and social access. Findings highlight modifiable leverage points for improving the reach of FMs among low-income populations.
KW - Community interventions
KW - Farmers’ markets, nutrition
KW - Health promotion
KW - Poverty
KW - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
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U2 - 10.1002/ajcp.12245
DO - 10.1002/ajcp.12245
M3 - Article
C2 - 29659024
AN - SCOPUS:85045701144
SN - 0091-0562
VL - 61
SP - 488
EP - 499
JO - American Journal of Community Psychology
JF - American Journal of Community Psychology
IS - 3-4
ER -