Role of Government Financial Support and Vulnerability Characteristics

Associated with Food Insecurity during the COVID-19 Pandemic among Young Peruvians

From:
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published
9 October 2021
Country:
Peru
Document Type:
Journal Article
Theme:
Food and Nutrition
Authors:
Curi-Quinto, K, Sánchez, A, Lago-Berrocal, N, Penny, M.E.

Abstract

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

Citation

Curi-Quinto, K.; Sánchez, A.; Lago-Berrocal, N.; Penny, M.E.; Murray, C.; Nunes, R.; Favara, M.; Wijeyesekera, A.; Lovegrove, J.A.; Soto-Cáceres, V.; Vimaleswaran, K.S. Role of Government Financial Support and Vulnerability Characteristics Associated with Food Insecurity during the COVID-19 Pandemic among Young Peruvians. Nutrients 2021, 13, 3546. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13103546

Role of Government Financial Support and Vulnerability Characteristics Associated with Food Insecurity during the COVID-19 Pandemic among Young Peruvians

Published 9 October 2021
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