Providing additional money to food-insecure households and its effect on food expenditure: a randomized controlled trial
Providing additional money to food-insecure households and its effect on food expenditure: a randomized controlled trial
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DOI:
10.1017/s1368980012003680
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发表时间:
2013-08-01
影响因子:
3.2
通讯作者:
Gray, Andrew Robert
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作者:
Smith, Claire;Parnell, Winsome Ruth;Gray, Andrew Robert
Objectives: Financial constraint is the underpinning determinant of household food insecurity; however, there has been little research examining the impact that increasing the 'money available' to food-insecure households could have on food purchasing. The main objective of the present study was to examine the effect of additional money (in the form of supermarket vouchers) on food expenditure in food-insecure households with children.Design: A parallel randomized controlled trial with a 4-week baseline phase followed by a 4-week intervention phase. Households were randomized to either receive vouchers (coupons) for 4 weeks or a control group that did not receive any vouchers.Setting: Dunedin, New Zealand.Subjects: Low-income households with children (