Factors Affecting Perceived Effects of Food Bank Use: Focusing on Perceptions of Health and Economic Effects

Key Points

• This study aims to analyze factors affecting the perceived health and economic effects of food bank use.
• Conducted a nationwide survey of food bank users
• Analyzed responses from 1,119 participants
• Performed ordinal logistic regression analysis
• Examined characteristics including age, health status, and usage frequency
• Age, subjective health status, region, and usage frequency significantly influenced both health and economic perceptions
• Specific factors like support type and waiting period affected health effects
• Nutritional vulnerability and logistics center presence were significant for economic effects
• Experience characteristics significantly explained perceived effects even when controlling for user characteristics.