Food Insecurity and Sexually Transmitted Infections in the United States

This study serves as a first step toward understanding how food insecurity may function as an additional stressor on communities struggling with high rates of STIs. These findings underscore the importance of considering food insecurity not only as an economic hardship but also as a potential contributor to community-level sexual health disparities. This study provides more evidence that food assistance programs may play a critical role in shaping population health outcomes.