Prevalence and socioeconomic determinants of food insecurity among Venezuelan migrant and refugee urban households in Peru.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Food insecurity (FI) is a public health problem affecting many regions of the world. In Venezuela, the political, social and economic situation experienced since 2010 has caused a mass migration of its population to other countries, including Peru, which, in turn, may have limited access to and availability of food leading to a high nutritional burden in this population. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence and analyze the determinants of FI in the households of Venezuelan immigrants in Peru.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted using the "Encuesta Dirigida a la Población Venezolana que Reside en el País" (ENPOVE 2022). The dependent variable was moderate-severe FI (yes/no), which was constructed from an eight-item Food Insecurity

SUBMITTER: Hernandez-Vasquez A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10308025 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature