Children's nutritional health and wellbeing in food insecure households in Europe: A qualitative meta-ethnography.

ABSTRACT: Since the 2008 global financial crisis, there has been a rise in the number of people experiencing food insecurity. Particularly vulnerable are households with children. This systematic review and meta-ethnography of qualitative studies focuses on families' perceptions of food insecurity and how it affects children's nutritional health and wellbeing. Six electronic databases (Medline, Scopus, Web of Science, EMBASE, CINAHL and ASSIA), were searched for studies from European high-income countries between January 2008-July 2021, and supplemented by searches of grey literature databases, relevant websites, examination of reference lists and citation searches. We adhered to PRISMA and eMERGe guidelines to improve the completeness and clarity of meta-ethnographic reporting. Methodological quali

SUBMITTER: Bell Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10540950 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature