Food insecurity and cost-related medication underuse among nonelderly adults in a nationally representative sample

D. Herman, P. Afulani, Alisha Coleman-Jensen () and G.G. Harrison

American Journal of Public Health, 2015, vol. 105, issue 10, e48-e59

Abstract: Objectives. We investigated whether nonelderly US adults (aged 18?64 years) in food-insecure households are more likely to report cost-related medication underuse than the food-secure, and whether the relationship between food insecurity and cost-related medication underuse differs by gender, chronic disease, and health insurance status. Methods. We analyzed data from the 2011 and 2012 National Health Interview Survey (n = 67 539). We examined the relationship between food insecurity and cost-related medication underuse with the χ2 test and multivariate logistic regression with interaction terms. Results. Bivariate and multivariate analyses showed a dose?response relationship between food insecurity and cost-related medication underuse, with an increasing likelihood of cost-related medication underuse with increasing severity of food insecurity (P

Keywords: adolescent; adult; catering service; cross-sectional study; drug cost; female; human; insurance; male; medication compliance; middle aged; risk factor; socioeconomics, Adolescent; Adult; Cross-Sectional Studies; Drug Costs; Female; Food Supply; Humans; Insurance Coverage; Male; Medication Adherence; Middle Aged; Risk Factors; Socioeconomic Factors (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2015.302712

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