Food insecurity is associated with food-related psychosocial factors and behaviors among low-income African American adults in Baltimore City.

摘要

Using a sample of 175 low-income urban African American adults, this study examined the relationship between food insecurity and knowledge, self-efficacy, intentions, healthy and unhealthy food getting, and preparation. Food security was positively associated with employment, possession of health insurance and residence in West Baltimore, USA. Contrary to expectation, food insecure adults had greater healthy eating self-efficacy and got healthy foods more frequently than food secure respondents. However, they were also less likely to prepare foods using healthy cooking practices. Respondents with higher healthy eating intentions prepared food in healthful ways and acquired unhealthy foods less frequently. Efforts to improve the nutritional health of the food insecure population should focus on psychosocial factors and food-related behaviours.