- Rabbitt, M. P., Beymer, M. R., Reagan, J. J., Jarvis, B. P., & Watkins, E. Y. (2022). Food insecurity among active duty soldiers and their families during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. Public Health Nutrition, 25(8), 2329-2336. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1368980022000192
- The COVID-19 pandemic has contributed to increased rates of marginal food insecurity (i.e., families reporting any indication of limited or uncertain access to food due to a lack of resources) among families. This study examined the prevalence of marginal food insecurity and its associated demographic risk factors among a sample of Army families (N = 2,832). Soldiers retrospectively reported on household food insecurity in the year prior to and in the 6 months following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Soldiers’ reports were compared to civilian rates of food insecurity during the same periods. Marginal food insecurity increased by 1.5 times among both Army and civilian households following the onset of the pandemic.
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