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Community-based social assistance programs and household food insecurity among de novo food-aid seekers in Quebec, Canada.

E J Pérez, M Carabali, G Mercille, M P Sylvestre, R Blanchet, F Roncarolo, M Schnitzer, L Potvin

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E J PérezDépartement de médecine sociale et préventive, École de Santé Publique, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada.
M CarabaliCentre de Recherche en Santé Publique (CReSP), Université de Montréal & CIUSSS du Centre-Sud-de-l'île-de-Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada.
G MercilleCentre de Recherche en Santé Publique (CReSP), Université de Montréal & CIUSSS du Centre-Sud-de-l'île-de-Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada.
M P SylvestreDépartement de médecine sociale et préventive, École de Santé Publique, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada.
R BlanchetDépartement de médecine sociale et préventive, École de Santé Publique, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada.
F RoncaroloCentre de Recherche en Santé Publique (CReSP), Université de Montréal & CIUSSS du Centre-Sud-de-l'île-de-Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada.
M SchnitzerDépartement de médecine sociale et préventive, École de Santé Publique, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada.
L PotvinDépartement de médecine sociale et préventive, École de Santé Publique, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada.

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Abstract

Objective: To examine the association between the use of community-based social assistance programs (CB-SAPs) and the reduction of household food insecurity among de novo food-aid seekers in Quebec, Canada. Study design: Prospective Cohort Study. Methods: A longitudinal observational study was conducted using a sample of 915 newly registered food-aid seekers in Quebec's food banks from Results: The use of CB-SAPs showed a trend towards reduction of Household Food Insecurity. Compared to households using exclusively food banks at baseline, households with multiple-food-acquisition (Multiple AFS) health-promoting practices were more likely to reduce (in the relative scale) Household Food Insecurity by using: food donations (RR: 1.30; 95 %CI:1.01, 1.60); food-management related CB-SAPs (RR: 1.28; 95 %CI:1.03, 1.58); and CB-SAPs unrelated to food (RR: 1.33; 95 %CI:1.03, 1.62). Multiple AFS showed a reduction in the Household Food Insecurity (absolute) scale, especially among food-management related CB-SAPs users (ATE: -0.24; 95 %CI: 0.43, -0.04). Conclusions: CB-SAPs use contributes to reducing Household Food Insecurity. This contribution varies depending on the food-acquisition health-promoting practices of food-aid seeker households.

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