Open AccessThe Impact of Cost on the Availability of Fruits and Vegetables in the Homes of Schoolchildren in Birmingham, Alabama
Author(s) -
Jamy D. Ard,
Stephanie L. Fitzpatrick,
Reneé A. Desmond,
Bryce Sutton,
Maria Pisu,
David B. Allison,
Frank A. Franklin,
Monica L. Baskin
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2005.080655
Subject(s) - environmental health , agriculture , medicine , odds , agricultural science , toxicology , logistic regression , demography , geography , biology , sociology , archaeology
Fruit and vegetable cost is a presumed barrier to intake. We sought to determine whether fruit and vegetable cost and consumers' race and income would predict availability of fruits and vegetables in homes of schoolchildren in the Birmingham, Ala, area.