Coping with Food Insecurity in Math are Valley Slum in Nairobi, Kenya

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dc.contributor.authorMasese, Stellah Mong’ina
dc.contributor.authorMuia, Daniel Munyiala
dc.date.accessioned2022-07-25T10:09:05Z
dc.date.available2022-07-25T10:09:05Z
dc.date.issued2016-06
dc.descriptionA Research Article in the Journal of Sociology and Social Worken_US
dc.description.abstractThe right to food is recognized in the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights as part of the right to an adequate standard of living. The study while it aimed at establishing the nature of food insecurity in Math are Valley, it also sought to find out the coping strategies residents of the informal settlement employ to cope with food insecurity. This was a cross-sectional study that employed quantitative and qualitative approaches to collect and analyse data. The study established that food insecurity was prevalent as most people were engaged in casual jobs that pay less than Ksh. 5000/= per month, much less than official minimum wage. The residents use various coping mechanisms such as relying on cheap food, skipping of meals, borrowing and depending of food aids. The study recommends that community economic empowerment be undertaken as that is at the core of food insecurity.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMasese, S. M. I., & Muia, D. M. (2016). Coping with Food Insecurity in Math are Valley Slum in Nairobi, Kenya. Journal of Sociology, 4(1), 98-108.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2333-5807
dc.identifier.issn2333-5815
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/23864
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAmerican Research Institute for Policy Developmenten_US
dc.subjectFood securityen_US
dc.subjectFood availabilityen_US
dc.subjectFood accessibilityen_US
dc.subjectCoping strategiesen_US
dc.titleCoping with Food Insecurity in Math are Valley Slum in Nairobi, Kenyaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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