Using an intersectionality framework to assess gender inequities in food security: A case study from Uganda
Farzaneh Barak,
Peace Musiimenta,
Hugo Melgar‐Quiñonez
Abstract:Prior research in health equity, including food security, indicates that disadvantaged groups, such as women with limited resources, face many obstacles in achieving food security. One of the first of its kind to draw on intersectionality and the social determinants of health frameworks, this study identified and tested gender differences in experiencing food security inequities using nationally representative data from the Gallup World Poll, Uganda 2019 (N = 951). Binary logit models disaggregated by gender w… Show more
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