COVID-19 and Food Insecurity in Latin America and the Caribbean
- Akram Hernández-Vásquez(corresponding author),
- Fabriccio J. Visconti-Lopez,
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- Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola,
- Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas,
- University of Washington,
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EnglishPages from-to (Number of pages)
Pages 372-379 (8 pages)Journal (Volume, Issue Number)
Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition (Volume 18, Issue 3)Publication milestones
- Accepted/In press - 2022
- Published - 2023
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Published - 2023
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1932-0248Publication IDs
- Scopus: 85131601149
Abstract
The objective was to determine the prevalence of household food insecurity (FI) in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Secondary analysis was performed using the waves 1 to 3 of the 2020 COVID-19 High Frequency Phone Surveys in 13 LAC countries. The countries with the highest FI in the first wave were Honduras (60.3%), Peru (58.1%) and Ecuador (57.9%). Likewise, the countries with the greatest differences in the prevalence of FI between the first and last waves in percentage points (PP) were Peru (−29), Guatemala (−27.7) and Bolivia (−21.8). LAC countries face a great burden of FI.
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The authors are grateful to Donna Pringle for reviewing the language and style.
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Sustainable Development Goals
SDG 2 Zero Hunger
SDG 3 Good Health and Well