Assessing the effect of adverse economic events on severity of hunger among food pantry clients

• Main Authors: Candice Bangham (Author), Rachel M. Zack (Author), Eva Nelson (Author), Xinyang Liu (Author), Alyson Codner (Author), Jacqueline Milton Hicks (Author), Jacey A. Greece (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This study assessed relationship between adverse economic events (AEE) and hunger level (i.e., little to no, moderate, severe). A cross-sectional survey was conducted from June to August 2018 in 10 food pantries with 616 food pantry users. Hunger level was assessed by the Household Hunger Scale. AEE...