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
目的：财政限制是家庭粮食不安全的根本决定因素;然而，很少有研究探讨增加粮食不安全家庭的“可用资金”可能对粮食购买产生的影响。本研究的主要目的是探讨额外的钱（超市券的形式）在粮食不安全的家庭与children.Design的粮食支出的效果：一个平行的随机对照试验，为期4周的基线阶段，随后的4周的干预阶段。家庭被随机分为两组，一组接受为期4周的代金券，另一组不接受任何代金券。地点：新西兰达尼丁达尼丁。受试者：有孩子的低收入家庭（
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 (