| Autor: |
Danyel I. Smith, Kristina L. Tatum, Lucie Lefbom, Bonnie Moore, Rick Barnard, Lisa Harnack, Brenda Foster, Melanie K. Bean |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2024 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Preventive Medicine Reports, Vol 40, Iss , Pp 102676- (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2211-3355 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.pmedr.2024.102676 |
| Popis: |
Objective: Families enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) report persistent barriers to purchasing nutritious foods. This mixed-methods study explored SNAP users’ food and beverage purchasing patterns and perspectives regarding potential modifications to SNAP to inform the design of SNAP+, a healthy incentive program to increase fruit and vegetable (FV) and decrease sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) purchases. Methods: Participants were recruited through a non-profit organizational network to participate in an online survey. Survey measures included: SNAP usage patterns, meal/shopping patterns, and perceptions of potential changes to SNAP. A subset (N = 28) was invited to participate in an interview to further explore these domains. Frequencies were calculated to explore trends in quantitative data, with thematic analysis applied to qualitative data. Results: Participants (N = 278) identified as female (81.0 %), head of household (90.8 %) and mothers (70.5 %), with most (66.5 %) using SNAP ≥ 1 year. Most spend >$15 of SNAP (87.1 %) and >$15 of non-SNAP (60.8 %) dollars on FVs/month. Respondents spend |
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