The association between the observed and perceived neighbourhood food environment and household food insecurity in a low-income district in Lima, Peru.

ABSTRACT: The objective of the present study was to assess the association between the observed and perceived food environment and food insecurity among households with children <18 years in Lima, Peru. This was a cross-sectional study including an income-stratified random sample of households (n 329) in Villa el Salvador, a low-income district in Lima, Peru. Data were collected with a household questionnaire - including the Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS) and the University of Pennsylvania's Perceived Nutrition Environment Survey (NEMS-P) - and a neighbourhood food outlet census, including recording of food outlets' GPS coordinates. Three-quarters of the households interviewed were food insecure. Compared with food secure households and adjusting for socio-demographic covariat

SUBMITTER: Chaparro MP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9554428 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature