Associations between hurricane exposure, food insecurity, and microfinance; a cross-sectional study in Haiti.
Caribbean
Food security
Haiti
Hurricane
Microfinance
Natural disaster
Journal
World development
ISSN: 0305-750X
Titre abrégé: World Dev
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9878856
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Sep 2021
Sep 2021
Historique:
entrez:
28
6
2021
pubmed:
29
6
2021
medline:
29
6
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Natural disaster and food insecurity are prevalent in Haiti. Natural disasters may cause long-term food insecurity. Microfinance programs may provide resilience against this outcome. The objectives of this study were 1) to assess the association between the impact of Hurricane Matthew and long-term food insecurity and 2) to understand whether this association varies by participants' membership in a microfinance program. In 2017-2018, we interviewed 304 Haitian female microfinance clients. We used log-binomial regression to evaluate the association between hurricane Matthew impact and long-term food insecurity, with evaluation of effect modification by timing of microfinance exposure. We found that one year after the hurricane, participants who were severely impacted by the hurricane were more likely to report poor dietary diversity and moderate to severe household hunger, compared to the less severely impacted participants. Both associations became insignificant among those who received their first microfinance loan before the hurricane. Natural disasters like hurricanes are associated with long-term food insecurity at individual and household levels. Microfinance programs might improve post-hurricane long-term food security.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34177044
doi: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2021.105530
pmc: PMC8224831
mid: NIHMS1697470
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Subventions
Organisme : NCATS NIH HHS
ID : UL1 TR001108
Pays : United States
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Declarations of interest: none
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