Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Food Pantry Use and Barriers in Massachusetts during the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Food Pantry Use and Barriers in Massachusetts during the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic.
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这项研究试图描述在COVID-19大流行的第一年期间，在粮食不安全、食品储藏室使用以及食品储藏室的障碍和体验方面的种族差异。我们调查了马萨诸塞州的2928名成年人在大流行前一年和大流行第一年的食物获取情况。加权多变量逻辑回归模型评估了在大流行期间使用食品储藏室的障碍和经验的种族差异。黑人和拉丁美洲成年人的粮食不安全和食品储藏室使用率最高。此外，与白色成年人相比，黑人和拉丁美洲成年人报告了更多的障碍，但较少的耻辱。拉丁裔成年人不太可能知道食品储藏室的时间/地点，也不太可能遇到说他们语言的工作人员。黑人和拉丁美洲成年人也更有可能发现食品储藏室的时间/地点不方便，交通也有困难。COVID-19大流行导致粮食不安全加剧，粮食获取不平等现象持续存在。在有色人种社区改善食品储藏室使用的方案政策可以包括增加食品储藏室开放的时间/天数，增加双语工作人员，提供交通或送货服务，以及就如何找到食品储藏室开展多语言公众意识活动。
This study sought to describe racial disparities in food insecurity, food pantry use, and barriers to and experiences with food pantries during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. We surveyed 2928 adults in Massachusetts regarding food access in the year before and during the first year of the pandemic. Weighted multivariable logistic regression models assessed racial differences in barriers to and experiences with pantry use during the pandemic. Black and Latino adults experienced the highest prevalence of food insecurity and pantry use. Additionally, Black and Latino adults reported more barriers to, but less stigma around, pantry use compared to White adults. Latino adults were less likely to know about pantry hours/locations and encounter staff who spoke their language. Black and Latino adults were also more likely to find pantry hours/locations inconvenient and have difficulty with transportation. The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in increased food insecurity, and food access inequities persisted. Programmatic policies to improve pantry access in communities of color could include increasing the hours/days that pantries are open, increasing bilingual staff, providing transportation or delivery, and creating multilingual public awareness campaigns on how to locate pantries.