Kelsey A Egan, Ziming Xuan, Melissa Hofman, Julio Ma Shum, Ivys Fernández-Pastrana, Lauren Fiechtner, Megan Sandel, Pablo Buitron de la Vega, Caroline J Kistin, Heather Hsu
INTRODUCTION: This study aimed to characterize progression from screening for food insecurity risk, to on-site food pantry referral, to food pantry utilization in pediatric primary care. METHODS: This retrospective study included 14,280 patients ages 0-21 years with ≥1 pediatric primary care visit from March 2018-February 2020. Analyses were conducted in 2020-2022 using multivariable regression to examine patient-level demographic, clinical, and socioeconomic characteristics and systems-related factors associated with progression from screening positive for food insecurity risk to food pantry referral to completing ≥1 food pantry visit...
October 7, 2023: American Journal of Preventive Medicine