KEY INFORMANTS’ PERSPECTIVES ON FOOD SECURITY AMONG FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS IN KENYA

Autor:	Beatrice Kabui Icheria, Charlene Laurence Carbonatto, Nontembeko Joyce Bila
Jazyk:	Afrikaans<br />English
Rok vydání:	2021
Předmět:	dietary diversity female-headed households food security nutrition poverty social work Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology HV1-9960
Zdroj:	Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk, Vol 57, Iss 1, Pp 69-86 (2021)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	0037-8054 2312-7198
DOI:	10.15270/57-1-907
Popis:	Social connectedness plays an important role in protecting food security, which requires multidisciplinary input from fields such as nutrition, agriculture, public health, social work and community development. This qualitative study explored food security among female-headed households (FHHs) in Kenya, as part of a larger mixed methods doctoral study. Fifteen key informants monitoring food security were interviewed in the qualitative phase and the thematic analysis generated nine themes, of which two are discussed. Results reveal that dietary diversity in FHHs is poor: they often experience severe food insecurity. Recommendations for practice, policy, and future research are provided.
Databáze:	Directory of Open Access Journals
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