Food Insecurity and Perceived Effects of COVID-19 on Livelihoods in Rural Sri Lanka.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Little is known about how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected food security and livelihoods in Sri Lanka.

Objective

This article aims to assess food insecurity, perceived effects of COVID-19, and coping mechanisms among agriculture-based households in rural Sri Lanka.

Methods

We used 2 rounds of panel data from phone surveys (n = 1057 households) conducted in 5 districts. Food insecurity (30-day recall), perceived impacts of COVID-19 (6-month recall), and coping mechanisms (6-month recall) were assessed using a household questionnaire. To assess food insecurity, we used the 8-item Food Insecurity Experience Scale. We tested for differences between T1 (baseline: December 2020-February 2021) and T2 (follow-up: July 2021-September 2021) and explored the associa

SUBMITTER: Singh N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10725086 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature