Use of Farmers Markets by Mothers of WIC Recipients, Miami-Dade County, Florida, 2011

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• Journal Article:
  Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD)
• Personal Author:
  Grin, Benjamin M. ; Gayle, Tamara L. ; Saravia, Diana C. ; Sanders, Lee M.
• Description:
  Introduction ; Farmers market-based interventions, including the Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), represent a promising strategy for improving dietary behaviors in low-income communities. Little is known, however, about the health-related characteristics of low-income parents who frequent farmers markets in urban settings. The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between family-health factors and the use of farmers markets by mothers of WIC recipients. ; Methods ; We recruited a convenience sample of mothers of children seeking care at a primary care clinic in a large urban public hospital in Miami, Florida, in 2011 (n = 181 total). The clinic was adjacent to a newly established farmers market at the hospital. Each mother completed an interviewer-administered survey that included self-reported measures of maternal and child health, acculturation, dietary behaviors, food insecurity, and use of farmers markets. ; Results ; Reported use of farmers markets was independently associated with maternal history of diabetes (odds ratio OR, 6.9; 95% confidence interval CI, 1.3–38.3) and increased maternal vegetable (but not fruit) consumption (OR, 3.5; 95% CI, 1.5–8.1). Intended future use of farmers markets was independently associated with being unemployed (OR, 2.4; 95% CI, 1.0–5.7), increased maternal vegetable consumption (OR, 2.5; 95% CI, 1.1–5.7), and food insecurity (OR, 3.6; 95% CI, 1.3–10.3). ; Conclusions ; This study provides a snapshot of factors associated with farmers market use in a diverse population of urban low-income families. Understanding these factors may inform public health approaches to increase fresh fruit and vegetable consumption in communities at high risk for preventable chronic conditions.
• Subjects:
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Commerce
  • Crops, Agricultural
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Female
  • Food Assistance
  • Food Supply
  More +
• Source:
  Prev Chronic Dis. 10.
• ISSN:
  1545-1151
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Florida
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  10
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/19695/cdc_19695_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 555.19 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Preventing Chronic Disease
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