How Do Disadvantaged Children Perceive, Understand and Experience Household Food Insecurity?

ABSTRACT: Food insecurity is associated with reduced physical, social, and psychological functioning in children. There has been sparse research into child food insecurity that incorporates children's own perspectives, as adults are often interviewed as child proxies. While a nuanced, child-centred understanding of food insecurity is needed to inform effective policy and program responses, little is known about Australian children's firsthand understanding or experience of household food insecurity. This study aimed to fill this gap by inviting preadolescent children's perspectives. Eleven participants aged 10-13 years (seven girls and four boys) took part in the study and were recruited from an Australian charity school holiday camp that targets severely disadvantaged youth. Children took part in i

SUBMITTER: Velardo S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8070068 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature