Role of Government Financial Support and Vulnerability Characteristics

Associated with Food Insecurity during the COVID-19 Pandemic among Young Peruvians

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Published: 9 October 2021

• Country: Peru
• Document Type: Journal Article
• Theme: Food and Nutrition
• Authors: Curi-Quinto, K, Sánchez, A, Lago-Berrocal, N, Penny, M.E.

Abstract

Peruvian households have experienced one of the most prevalent economic shocks due to COVID-19, significantly increasing their vulnerability to food insecurity (FI). To understand the vulnerability characteristics of these households among the Peruvian young population, including the role of the government’s response through emergency cash transfer, we analysed longitudinal data from the Young Lives study

Citation

Curi-Quinto, K.; Sánchez, A.; Lago-Berrocal, N.; Penny, M.E.; Murray, C.; Nunes, R.; Favara, M.; Wijeyesekera, A.; Lovegrove, J.A.; Soto-Cáceres, V.; Vimaleswaran, K.S. Role of Government Financial Support and Vulnerability Characteristics Associated with Food Insecurity during the COVID-19 Pandemic among Young Peruvians. Nutrients 2021, 13, 3546. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13103546

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Role of Government Financial Support and Vulnerability Characteristics Associated with Food Insecurity during the COVID-19 Pandemic among Young Peruvians

Published 9 October 2021