HPC report no. 7 : household food security and access to medical care in Maputo, Mozambique

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2018-10

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Hunger Cities Partnership

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The paper focuses on food security as a predictor of household medical care access. In African cities rapid, and predominantly unplanned development has resulted in large informal settlements associated with widespread chronic poverty and ill-health. The paper assesses the relationship between household food security and access to medical care, with analysis of household survey data from Maputo. In addition to limited infrastructure access, households in the poor areas of Maputo face unpredictable or seasonal access to employment and high rates of food insecurity.

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FOOD SECURITY, CITIES, LOCAL FOOD SYSTEMS, ACCESS TO HEALTH, SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, HEALTH CARE DELIVERY, SETTLEMENTS, URBAN POVERTY, URBAN HEALTH, INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS, DISEASE CONTROL, MORTALITY, MOZAMBIQUE, SOUTH OF SAHARA

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http://hdl.handle.net/10625/57673

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