Interactive association of chronic illness and food insecurity with emergency department utilization among school-age children in the United States: A cross-sectional study.
Farheen GhaniHao WangSydney E ManningUsha SambamoorthiPublished in: Health science reports (2023)
One in 16 school-age children has both food insecurity and chronic conditions. Food insecurity was positively associated with frequent ED visits in the presence of chronic conditions. Therefore, addressing food insecurity may reduce the risk of ED visits.