Understanding food insecurity among Thai older women in an urban community
In this qualitative study we aimed to describe how older women in a crowded urban community perceive the food insecurity experience and deal with it. In-depth interviews were conducted among 30 Thai older women. Results revealed that older women perceived their food insecurity experience as a negati...
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th-mahidol.291442018-09-24T16:03:13Z Understanding food insecurity among Thai older women in an urban community Noppawan Piaseu Surat Komindr Basia Belza Mahidol University University of Washington, Seattle Health Professions In this qualitative study we aimed to describe how older women in a crowded urban community perceive the food insecurity experience and deal with it. In-depth interviews were conducted among 30 Thai older women. Results revealed that older women perceived their food insecurity experience as a negative effect of the current economic downturn globally. They felt that they were confronting a crisis. Problems they dealt with included six issues. The women employed management strategies around food, health, money, and family. Our results suggest a need for welfare reform that facilitates management strategies aimed to meet food security. © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. 2018-09-24T09:03:13Z 2018-09-24T09:03:13Z 2010-12-01 Article Health Care for Women International. Vol.31, No.12 (2010), 1110-1127 10.1080/07399332.2010.501130 10964665 07399332 2-s2.0-78149447328 https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/29144 Mahidol University SCOPUS https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=78149447328&origin=inward |
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In this qualitative study we aimed to describe how older women in a crowded urban community perceive the food insecurity experience and deal with it. In-depth interviews were conducted among 30 Thai older women. Results revealed that older women perceived their food insecurity experience as a negative effect of the current economic downturn globally. They felt that they were confronting a crisis. Problems they dealt with included six issues. The women employed management strategies around food, health, money, and family. Our results suggest a need for welfare reform that facilitates management strategies aimed to meet food security. © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. |
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