Food insecurity and coping strategies and their association with anxiety and depression: a nationally representative South African survey

Abstract Objective: To investigate food insecurity and related coping strategies among South African households and their associations with anxiety and depression. Design: Cross-sectional study. Food insecurity and coping strategies were assessed using a modified Community Childhood Hunger Ident...

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Published in:	Public Health Nutrition
Main Authors:	Siphiwe N Dlamini, Ashleigh Craig, Asanda Mtintsilana, Witness Mapanga, Justin Du Toit, Lisa J Ware, Shane A Norris
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge University Press 2023-04-01
Subjects:	Food insecurity Coping strategies South African survey Anxiety Depression
Online Access:	https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S1368980023000186/type/journal_article

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