Role of Government Financial Support and Vulnerability Characteristics Associated with Food Insecurity during the COVID-19 Pandemic among Young Peruvians
Autor: | Karani Santhanakrishnan Vimaleswaran, Julie A. Lovegrove, Anisha Wijeyesekera, Richard Nunes, Marta Favara, Claudia Murray, Victor Soto-Cáceres, Katherine Curi-Quinto, Alan Sánchez, Mary E. Penny, Nataly Lago-Berrocal |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Male Adolescent Vulnerability malnutrition COVID-19 Food security Low-and middle-income countries Malnutrition Social programs purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.03.08 [https] Article Food Supply Cohort Studies Young Adult Peru medicine Financial Support Humans TX341-641 low- and middle-income countries Longitudinal Studies Young adult Socioeconomic status Pandemics social programs Government Nutrition and Dietetics Nutrition. Foods and food supply SARS-CoV-2 food security Livelihood medicine.disease Food Insecurity Geography Socioeconomic Factors Income Female Food Science Demography Cohort study |
Zdroj: | Nutrients CONCYTEC-Institucional Consejo Nacional de Ciencia Tecnología e Innovación Tecnológica instacron:CONCYTEC Volume 13 Issue 10 Nutrients, Vol 13, Iss 3546, p 3546 (2021) |
ISSN: | 2072-6643 |
Popis: | Peruvian households have experienced one of the most prevalent economic shocks due to COVID-19, significantly increasing their vulnerability to food insecurity (FI). To understand the vulnerability characteristics of these households among the Peruvian young population, including the role of the government’s response through emergency cash transfer, we analysed longitudinal data from the Young Lives study (n = 2026), a study that follows the livelihoods of two birth cohorts currently aged 18 to 27 years old. FI was assessed using the Food Insecurity Experience Scale. Household characteristics were collected before and during the COVID-19 outbreak in Peru to characterise participants’ vulnerability to FI. Multivariate logistic regression was used to evaluate the association between government support and participants’ vulnerability characteristics to FI. During the period under study (March to December 2020), 24% (95% CI: 22.1–25.9%) of the participants experienced FI. Families in the top wealth tercile were 49% less likely to experience FI. Larger families (> 5 members) and those with increased household expenses and decreased income due to COVID-19 were more likely to experience FI (by 35%, 39% and 42%, respectively). There was no significant association between government support and FI (p = 0.768). We conclude that pre-pandemic socioeconomic status, family size, and the economic disruption during COVID-19 contribute to the risk of FI among the Peruvian young population, while government support insufficiently curtailed the risk to these households. |
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