Factors contributing to participation in food assistance programs in the elderly population
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BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: The study objectives were to examine the participation rate in food assistance programs and explorethe factors that contribute to such participation among the Korean elderly population. SUBJECTS/METHODS: The study sample comprised 3,932 respondents aged 65 years or older who were selected from a secondarydata set, the fourth Korean Welfare Panel Study (KoWePS). The factors, related to participation in programs were examinedbased on the predisposing, enabling and need factors of the help-seeking behavior model. Multiple logistic regression analysiswas used to select the best contributors among the factors related to program participation. RESULTS: The predisposing rate in food assistance programs was 8.5% (7.1% for men and 10.4% for women). When all variableswere included in the model, living without spouse, no formal education, low income, having social security benefits and foodinsecurity in elderly men, and age, low income, having social security benefits and feeling poor in elderly women were significantlyrelated to a higher tendency to program participation. CONCLUSIONS: The predisposing and need factors, such as living without spouse, low education level, food insecurity andfeeling poor were important for program participation, as well as enabling factors, such as household income and social securitybenefits. A comprehensive approach considering these factors to identify the target population for food assistance programsis needed to increase the effectiveness and target population penetration of these programs.
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BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: The study objectives were to examine the participation rate in food assistance programs and explorethe factors that contribute to such participation among the Korean elderly population. SUBJECTS/METHODS: The study sample comprised 3,932 respondents aged 65 years or older who were selected from a secondarydata set, the fourth Korean Welfare Panel Study (KoWePS). The factors, related to participation in programs were examinedbased on the predisposing, enabling and need factors of the help-seeking behavior model. Multiple logistic regression analysiswas used to select the best contributors among the factors related to program participation. RESULTS: The predisposing rate in food assistance programs was 8.5% (7.1% for men and 10.4% for women). When all variableswere included in the model, living without spouse, no formal education, low income, having social security benefits and foodinsecurity in elderly men, and age, low income, having social security benefits and feeling poor in elderly women were significantlyrelated to a higher tendency to program participation. CONCLUSIONS: The predisposing and need factors, such as living without spouse, low education level, food insecurity andfeeling poor were important for program participation, as well as enabling factors, such as household income and social securitybenefits. A comprehensive approach considering these factors to identify the target population for food assistance programsis needed to increase the effectiveness and target population penetration of these programs.
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