Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on food insecurity in El Salvador during 2020

CONCLUSIONS: When compared with other relevant international studies, the prevalence of food insecurity identified using the HHS - only 6.45% - was low for El Salvador. However, when using the HFIES scale, the prevalence rose to 35.41% of households. Some determinants align with previous studies, namely income, educational level and agricultural problems. The COVID-19 pandemic appeared to have direct effects on food insecurity.PMID:36532894 | PMC:PMC9749870 | DOI:10.26633/RPSP.2022.209
Source: Pan American Journal of Public Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Source Type: research