Food insecurity in Dutch disadvantaged neighbourhoods: a socio-ecological approach.

ABSTRACT: Food insecurity is an important public health concern; however, research into this phenomenon within the Netherlands is limited. Food insecurity is not solely related to individual factors, but can also be influenced by various factors in the social and physical environment. Therefore, this study aimed to identify determinants of food insecurity within the personal, social and physical environment, based on the social ecological model (SEM), and to identify their relative importance for experiencing food insecurity. The study population consisted of 307 participants living in disadvantaged neighbourhoods of the Dutch city The Hague, of which approximately one-quarter were food insecure. Participant characteristics showing bivariate associations P < 0⋅20 were placed in a predetermine

SUBMITTER: Janssen JMM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9257769 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature