Publication: Less money less food: Voices from women in urban poor families in Thailand
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2004-08-01
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07399332
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Mahidol University
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Health Care for Women International. Vol.25, No.7 (2004), 604-619
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Noppawan Piaseu, Basia Belza, Bettina Shell-Duncan Less money less food: Voices from women in urban poor families in Thailand. Health Care for Women International. Vol.25, No.7 (2004), 604-619. doi:10.1080/07399330490458141 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/21329
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Less money less food: Voices from women in urban poor families in Thailand
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Food insecurity is a public health problem. Information on how cultures perceive the experience of a financial crisis and resultant food insecurity is limited. Our purpose in this study was to understand how poor families residing in urban slums in Thailand perceive their food situation. Interviews were conducted with 30 women aged 20-65 years who were household food providers. Content analysis revealed three themes: experiencing changes, being vulnerable to not having enough food, and getting support. Policy changes to address access to social and health services and development of additional welfare programs must be made to achieve food security.