Background Perpetual food insecurity has long-term health and development effects on
populations. The global pandemic created sub-populations that were newly food insecure …

Abstract Background Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and type 2 diabetes (T2D) are
amongst the leading causes of death in South Africa. The preferred first-line anti-retroviral …

Background The social vulnerability index (SVI) is a neighborhood-based metric used to
determine an individual's susceptibility to socioeconomic hardship, with high SVI indicating …

Objective: To investigate food insecurity and related coping strategies, and their
associations with the risk of anxiety and depression, among South African households with …

To what extent an individual or group will be affected by the damage of a hazard depends
not just on their exposure to the event but on their social vulnerability–that is, how well they …

Objectives The primary objective was to determine differences in Social Vulnerability Index
(SVI) scores among minorities (African-Americans and Hispanics) with acute pancreatitis …

Food insecurity is a global problem in both urban and rural areas. However, urban food
security in Ethiopia has received little attention. Therefore, this study aims to identify the …

Objective Food insecurity is a widely studied phenomenon; however, studies documenting
food insecurity among Open Distance and e-Learning students are sadly lacking. This paper …

For an effective disaster risk mitigation plan and for building a society more resilient to
natural disasters, it is essential to understand the factors that are related to social …

" Food banks-warehouses that collect and systematize surplus food-have expanded into one
of the largest mechanisms to redistribute food waste. From their origins in North America in …