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Table 2 Most frequently used codes

From: Missed opportunities to improve food security for pregnant people: a qualitative study of prenatal care settings in Northern New England during the COVID-19 pandemic

Code/sub-code

Description

Frequency

Screening

 Tool

Which screening tool a practice uses

15

 Staff

Staff members and clinicians involved in screening processes

28

 Workflow

The steps and workflow for screening

18

 Method

How screening is performed (e.g. on paper or in an electronic health record)

14

 Improvements

What changes the participant would make to the current screening processes

16

Intervention

 Onsite Type

Types of onsite interventions, including internal referrals

22

 Offsite Type

Types of offsite interventions, including referrals to external organizations and state-sponsored interventions (e.g. WIC, SNAP)

24

 Workflow

The steps and workflow for interventions

13

 Improvements

What changes the participant would make to the current interventions

25

Community

 Type

Types of food resources available in the community

21

Patient needs and resources

 Transportation

Discussions of patient transportation in general

20

 Acceptability

Acceptability to patients of discussing/addressing FI in healthcare settings

24

Practice factors

 Support needed

What support would be helpful to improve how practices address food insecurity (both screening and interventions)

13

COVID-19

 Community

Discussions of changes in coordination with community partners during the pandemic; changes in patient eligibility requirements for food resources at practice or community organizations; new or lost community resources

30

 Practice

How the pandemic has changed practice factors (e.g. staff roles or responsibilities, or communication)

13