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 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.
Department of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand. ranps@mahidol.ac.th
Noppawan
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Piaseu
Surat
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Komindr
Basia
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Belza
D000368:Aged; D044466:Asian People; D005191:Family Characteristics / Q000208:ethnology; D005260:Female; D005502:Food / Q000191:economics*; D005523:Food Supply / Q000191:economics; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008875:Middle Aged; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013785:Thailand; D014505:Urban Population; D014930:Women / Q000523:psychology*