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ArticlePublic health nutrition2019

Access to healthy food retailers among formerly incarcerated individuals.

Alexander M Testa

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  1. Symptom Agreement Between Patients and Their Peer Caregivers in Prison.Journal of correctional health care : the official journal of the National Commission on Correctional Health Care · 2022
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  4. Food Security in the Context of Paternal Incarceration: Family Impact Perspectives.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019
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Alexander M TestaDepartment of Criminal Justice, University of Texas at San Antonio, 501 W. Cesar E. Chavez Blvd, San Antonio, TX 78207, USA.

Funding

Wave IV Data CollectionP01HD031921 · NICHD · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI HARRIS, KATHLEEN MULLAN · 1994 to 2020
$86.1M
NICHD NIH HHS P01 HD031921
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo assess access to healthy food retailers among formerly incarcerated individuals.

designUsing linked data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health and the Modified Retail Food Environment Index, the present study applies multivariate logistic regression to assess the association between incarceration and (i) living in a food desert and (ii) having low access to healthy food retailers. To account for unobserved heterogeneity, additional analyses are performed comparing formerly incarcerated individuals with persons arrested or convicted for a crime but not previously incarcerated.

settingSample of respondents living in urban census tracts in the USA. SUBJECTS: Adults (n 10390) aged 24-34 years.

resultsIn adjusted logistic regression models, prior incarceration was not significantly associated with living in a food desert (OR=1·097; 95% CI 0·896, 1·343). Prior incarceration significantly increased the likelihood of living in a census tract with low access to healthy food retailers (OR=1·265; 95% CI 1·069, 1·498). This significant association remained when comparing formerly incarcerated individuals with those who had been arrested or convicted of a crime, but not previously incarcerated (OR=1·246; 95% CI 1·032, 1·503).

conclusionsFormerly incarcerated individuals are more likely to live in areas with low access to healthy food retailers compared with their non-incarcerated counterparts. Because lower access healthy food retailers may be associated with worse health and dietary behaviour, disparities in local food retail environments may exacerbate health inequalities among formerly incarcerated individuals.

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Diet, HealthyAdultCommerceFemaleFood SupplyHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMultivariate AnalysisPrisonersResidence CharacteristicsSocioeconomic FactorsUnited StatesYoung AdultFood desertFood environmentIncarcerationNutrition

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PMID30348247
PMCPMC10260646

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