Food insecurity and the nutritional health and well-being of women and children in high-income countries: protocol for a qualitative systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Since the global financial crises of 2008, there has been a rise in the number of people experiencing food insecurity. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated this. Many more are unable to afford or access food of sufficient quality and quantity to enable good health and well-being. Particularly vulnerable are mothers with young children, pregnant women and lone parents (the majority of whom are women). This review aims to understand experiences of food insecurity and how it affects women and children's nutritional health and well-being, focusing on experiences explicitly related to nutrition. Findings will help guide health policy and practice to support food-insecure women and children from high-income countries.

Methods and analysis

A systematic review and meta

SUBMITTER: Bell Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8395272 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature