The Nutrition Benefits Participation Gap: Barriers to Uptake of SNAP and WIC Among Latinx American Immigrant Families
Autor: | Alex Ocampo, Javier Gonzalez, Francesca Gany, Julia Ramirez, Olga Garduño-Ortega, Claudia Teresa Barraza López, Francesca Macaluso, Debra J. Pelto |
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Rok vydání: | 2019 |
Předmět: |
Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty Health (social science) media_common.quotation_subject Immigration Breastfeeding Emigrants and Immigrants Nutritional Status Logistic regression Article Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Intervention (counseling) medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Misinformation Ineligibility Child media_common Family Characteristics Government 030505 public health Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Hispanic or Latino Rumor United States Family medicine Female Food Assistance 0305 other medical science Psychology |
Zdroj: | J Community Health |
ISSN: | 1573-3610 0094-5145 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s10900-019-00765-z |
Popis: | OBJECTIVES: To examine nutrition benefit under-enrollment in Latinx American immigrant families. METHODS: We administered a survey to 100 adults attending a NY Latinx American community serving organization. We used a logistic regression approach to analyze misinformation impact on enrollment, and examined non-enrollment explanations, among participants in whose families a child or pregnant or breastfeeding woman appeared SNAP- or WIC-eligible. RESULTS: Among households (N=51) with ≥1 SNAP-eligible child, 49% had no child enrolled. Reasons included repercussion fears (e.g. payback obligation, military conscription, college aid ineligibility, child removal, non-citizen family member penalties), and logistical barriers. In multivariable regression models, having heard the rumor that SNAP/WIC participation makes unauthorized status family members vulnerable to being reported to the government was associated with an 85% lower enrollment rate (OR 0.15, CI 0.03, 0.94). CONCLUSIONS: Misinformation impedes nutrition benefit participation. A multi-level intervention is necessary to inform potential applicants and providers regarding eligibility criteria and erroneous rumors, along with an informed discussion of the risks versus benefits of using resources, especially as public charge criteria change. |
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