Gender, skin color, and household composition explain inequities in household food insecurity in Brazil.

It is well known that female-headed households (FHHs) are more likely to experience food insecurity (FI) than male-headed households (MHHs), however there is a dearth of evidence on how gender intersects with other social determinants of FI. Thus, this paper investigated changes in the prevalence of...

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Main Authors: Lissandra Amorim Santos, Rafael Pérez-Escamilla, Camilla Christine de Souza Cherol, Aline Alves Ferreira, Rosana Salles-Costa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-01-01
Series:PLOS Global Public Health
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/globalpublichealth/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pgph.0002324&type=printable