TY - JOUR
T1 - Food Insecurity Among Older Adults
T2 - A Multilevel Analysis of State-Level Interventions
AU - Gaitán-Rossi, Pablo
AU - García-Appendini, Ida Caterina
AU - Félix-Beltrán, Lucía
AU - Vilar-Compte, Mireya
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2019.
PY - 2021/2
Y1 - 2021/2
N2 - Objective: To analyze whether state-level social programs for older adults (OAs) in Mexico are associated with a reduction: (a) in the prevalence of severe food insecurity (SFI) and (b) in the magnitude of the effect of municipal marginalization on SFI. Method: Cross-sectional study based on urban OAs (65–100 years) from the 2010 census. Three-level logistic multilevel regression models were estimated to explain SFI. Results: Controlling for individual and municipal characteristics, states with social programs for OAs are generally associated with lower SFI prevalences (odds ratio [OR] = 0.68 [0.48, 0.95]) and mitigate the effect of marginalization on SFI when compared with states with no programs. Compared with in-kind food programs and voucher-based programs, monetary transfers are associated with a significant reduction in SFI prevalence (OR = 0.68 [0.46, 0.99]). Conclusion: States with programs for OAs, mainly monetary transfers, are associated with lower SFI prevalences.
AB - Objective: To analyze whether state-level social programs for older adults (OAs) in Mexico are associated with a reduction: (a) in the prevalence of severe food insecurity (SFI) and (b) in the magnitude of the effect of municipal marginalization on SFI. Method: Cross-sectional study based on urban OAs (65–100 years) from the 2010 census. Three-level logistic multilevel regression models were estimated to explain SFI. Results: Controlling for individual and municipal characteristics, states with social programs for OAs are generally associated with lower SFI prevalences (odds ratio [OR] = 0.68 [0.48, 0.95]) and mitigate the effect of marginalization on SFI when compared with states with no programs. Compared with in-kind food programs and voucher-based programs, monetary transfers are associated with a significant reduction in SFI prevalence (OR = 0.68 [0.46, 0.99]). Conclusion: States with programs for OAs, mainly monetary transfers, are associated with lower SFI prevalences.
KW - aging
KW - food insecurity
KW - older adults
KW - social programs
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U2 - 10.1177/0733464819894233
DO - 10.1177/0733464819894233
M3 - Article
C2 - 31838938
AN - SCOPUS:85077241378
SN - 0733-4648
VL - 40
SP - 170
EP - 178
JO - Journal of Applied Gerontology
JF - Journal of Applied Gerontology
IS - 2
ER -
