Facilitators and barriers toward food security of afghan refugees residing in Karachi, Pakistan
Document Type
Article
Department
Community Health Sciences
Abstract
The present study comparatively assesses how Afghan refugees in Pakistan understand both the factors and barriers affecting their food security status before and after refuge. Through qualitative in-depth interviews with 25 Afghan refugee families, we assess how quality of life, together with perceptions of a balanced meal, food environments both pre- and post-migration and push and pull factors of migration, impact food security and food choices for refugee families. Furthermore, our results reveal that regardless of the length of protracted status for Afghan refugees, food insecurity remains as a consistent condition for refugee families.
Publication (Name of Journal)
Ecology of Food and Nutrition
Recommended Citation
Khakpour, M.,
Iqbal, R.,
Hussain, N. G.,
Engler-Stringer, R.,
Koc, M.,
Garcea, J.,
Farag, M.,
Henry, C.,
Vatanparast, H.
(2019). Facilitators and barriers toward food security of afghan refugees residing in Karachi, Pakistan. Ecology of Food and Nutrition, 58(4), 317-334.
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https://ecommons.aku.edu/pakistan_fhs_mc_chs_chs/715