Association of Food Insecurity With Multiple Forms of Interpersonal and Self-Directed Violence: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT: Economic stress, broadly defined, is associated with an increased likelihood of multiple forms of violence. Food insecurity is a distinct economic stressor and material hardship that is amenable to programmatic and policy intervention. To inform intervention and identify gaps in the current evidence base, we conducted a systematic review to synthesize and critically evaluate the existing literature regarding the association between food insecurity and five forms of interpersonal and self-directed violence: intimate partner violence (IPV), suicidality, peer violence and bullying, youth dating violence, and child maltreatment, in high-income countries. We followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) guidelines and searched six electronic databases

SUBMITTER: Frank M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10666476 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature