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ArticlePublic health nutrition2021

Stability of food insecurity status in paediatric primary care.

Kelly A Courts, Rebecca A Hubbard, Hans B Kersten, Heather Klusaritz

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Article in Public health nutrition, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Kelly A CourtsDepartment of Pediatrics, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Rebecca A HubbardDepartment of Biostatistics, Epidemiology & Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Hans B KerstenDepartment of Pediatrics, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Heather KlusaritzCenter for Public Health Initiatives, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
University of Pennsylvania · USCommunity Initiatives · USSt. Christopher's Hospital for Children · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe American Academy of Pediatrics recommends screening for food insecurity (FI) at all well-child visits due to well-documented negative effects of experiencing FI in childhood. Before age 3, children have twelve recommended primary care visits at which screening could occur. Little is known regarding the stability of FI status at this frequency of screening.

designData derived from electronic health records were used to retrospectively examine the stability of household FI status. Age-stratified (infant v. toddler) analyses accounted for age-based differences in visit frequency. Regression models with time since last screening as the predictor of FI transitions were estimated via generalised estimating equations adjusting for age and race/ethnicity.

settingA paediatric primary care practice in Philadelphia.

participants3451 distinct patients were identified whose health record documented two or more household FI screens between April 1, 2012 and July 31, 2018 and were aged 0-3 years at first screen.

resultsOverall, 9·5 % of patients had a transition in household FI status, with a similar frequency of transitioning from food insecure to secure (5·0 %) and from food secure to insecure (4·5 %). Families of toddlers whose last screen was more than a year ago were more likely to experience a transition to FI compared with those screened 0-6 months prior (OR 1·91 (95 % CI 1·05, 3·47)).

conclusionsScreening more than annually may not contribute substantially to the identification of transitions to FI.

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Food InsecurityPediatricsChildChild, PreschoolFood SupplyHumansInfantPrimary Health CareRetrospective StudiesFood insecurityPaediatricScreeningSocial determinants

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PMID32811587
PMCPMC10195409
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