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 Ghani Hao WangSydney E ManningUsha Sambamoorthi

Published 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.

Keyphrases

emergency department
young adults
physical activity
risk factors
drug induced