Food insecurity and self-rated health in rural Nicaraguan women of reproductive age: a cross-sectional study

Abstract Background Access to food is a basic necessity, and food insecurity may impair the individual’s well-being and health. Self-rated health measurements have frequently been used to assess population health. Little is known, however, as to whether food security is associated with self-rated he...

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Main Authors: Wilton Pérez, Mariela Contreras, Rodolfo Peña, Elmer Zelaya, Lars-Åke Persson, Carina Källestål
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-09-01
Series:International Journal for Equity in Health
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12939-018-0854-5