Food insecurity status and its contributing factors in slums’ dwellers of southwest Iran, 2021: a cross-sectional study

Abstract Background One major factor causing food insecurity is believed to be poverty. Approximately 20 million Iranians live in slums with a vulnerable socioeconomic context. The outbreak of COVID-19, on top of the economic sanctions against Iran, has increased this vulnerability and made its inha...

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Main Authors: Hassan Joulaei, Parisa Keshani, Zohre Foroozanfar, Sima Afrashteh, Zahra Hosseinkhani, Mohammad Ali Mohsenpour, Ghasem Moghimi, Arash Homayouni Meymandi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-03-01
Series:Archives of Public Health
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13690-023-01049-8