Coping strategies related to food insecurity at the household level in Bangladesh.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

In connection to food insecurity, adaptation of new techniques or alteration of regular behavior is executed that translates to coping strategies. This paper has used data from food security and nutrition surveillance project (FSNSP), which collects information from a nationally representative sample in Bangladesh on coping behaviors associated with household food insecurity. To complement the current understanding of different coping strategies implemented by the Bangladeshi households, the objective of this paper has been set to examine the demographic and socio-economic characteristics of the food insecure households which define their propensity towards adaptation of different types of coping strategies.

Methodology

FSNSP follows a repeated cross-sectional s

SUBMITTER: Farzana FD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5391923 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature