Table 4.
Proportion of infants aged 3–12 months enrolled in the cross-sectional study classified as food secure or insecure by each component of the adapted infant food security index used in this study (n = 70) a,b.
| Component | Food Security Status | Chi-Squared p-Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coping |
Food Secure
n (%) |
Food Insecure
n (%) |
|||
| Money for food runs out by the end of the month | Yes No |
3 (6.4) 44 (93.6) |
15 (83.3) 3 (16.7) |
0.001 | |
| Money for utilities runs out by the end of the month | Yes No |
6 (11.5) 46 (88.5) |
12 (92.3) 1 (7.7) |
<0.0001 | |
| Participation in Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women (WIC) | Yes No |
7 (14.9) 40 (85.1) |
15 (83.3) 3 (16.7) |
<0.0001 | |
| Participation in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) | Yes No |
3 (6.4) 44 (93.6) |
10 (55.6) 8 (44.4) |
<0.0001 | |
| Receives reduced cost/free school meals | Yes No |
0 (0) 47 (100) |
7 (38.9) 11 (61.1) |
0.001 | |
| Receives food assistance (Food Bank/Food Pantries or Commodity Foods) | Yes No |
0 (0) 47 (100) |
2 (11.1) 16 (88.9) |
0.07 | |
| Breastfeeding | Exclusive breastfeeding to 3 months | 30 (63.8) | 14 (77.8) | 0.7 | |
| Breast and formula feeding to 3 months | 13 (28.7) | 2 (11.1) | 0.2 | ||
| Formula only or breastfeeding < 3 months | 4 (8.5) | 2 (11.1) | 0.1 | ||
a Adapted from Schlichting D. et al. [3]. b Total number of responses were 65. 5 (7.1%) incomplete responses.