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Emergency food assistance: a case study of low-income households in municipality of Lisbon

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dc.contributor.authorBorrego, Rute
dc.contributor.authorMoreira, Ana Catarina
dc.contributor.authorOliveira, Patrícia A.
dc.contributor.authorRodrigues, Filipa
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-02T09:26:40Z
dc.date.available2019-08-02T09:26:40Z
dc.date.issued2018-09
dc.description.abstractNutritional status, poor diet, and socioeconomic factors are associated with food insecurity. This article presents the preliminary results of an action-research that intends to make food and nutritional characterization of households receiving emergency food assistance (food bank, community canteen) in Lisbon municipality, for development of adequate strategies to nutritional needs among this population. The study applied anthropometry measures, 24h recall, a food insecurity scale and a questionnaire for amenities and socioeconomic factors. A total of 7 households were fully evaluated, making a total of 18 individuals. Most of the adult population was female (63,6%) and 45,5% were overweight. Similar results were found in children and adolescent (42,9%). Results show 27,3% adults had no level of education, followed by a lower to medium level of education. Monthly household income was ‘less than 425 euros’ (71,4%). Households had received food assistance for at least 1 year. Not all households had amenities like a fridge, a microwave or an oven, but all had a hob. All households were food insecure, with 57,1% in Severe Food Insecurity Level. “Not having money’ was the main reason mentioned for households not always having enough to eat or the food they want or need. This research will allow us to understand which strategies and policies will best suit the nutritional needs of these populations and enhance their resilience.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationBorrego R, Moreira AC, Oliveira PC, Rodrigues F. Emergency food assistance: a case study of low-income households in municipality of Lisbon. In: 11th EFAD Conference: EFAD’s 40th Anniversary, Rotterdam (Netherlands), September 28-29, 2018.pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/10405
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://efadconference.com/2018/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/borrego-a.pdfpt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectNutritionpt_PT
dc.subjectSocial servicept_PT
dc.subjectEmergency food assistancept_PT
dc.subjectHouseholdspt_PT
dc.subjectPortugalpt_PT
dc.subjectRegião de Lisboapt_PT
dc.titleEmergency food assistance: a case study of low-income households in municipality of Lisbonpt_PT
dc.typeconference object
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.conferencePlaceRotterdampt_PT
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typeconferenceObjectpt_PT

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