TITLE:
Food and Nutritional Security in the Refugee Women’s Life Narratives
AUTHORS:
Juliana Vidal Vieira Guerra, Valdecyr Herdy Alves, Brenda Caroline Martins da Silva, Tatiana do Socorro dos Santos Calandrini, Giovanna Rosario Soanno Marchiori, Ediane de Andrade Ferreira, Maria Bertilla Lutterbach Riker Branco, Diego Pereira Rodrigues
KEYWORDS:
Food Security, Feeding Behavior, Refugees, Human Migration, Human Right to Adequate Food
JOURNAL NAME:
Food and Nutrition Sciences,
Vol.14 No.11,
November
17,
2023
ABSTRACT: Objective: To understand, based on the life narratives of
refugee women, food and nutritional security. Method: Qualitative, descriptive, exploratory study, Narratives of life method, by
Daniel Bertaux. Conducted with 11 participants, refugee women residing in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Results: The meanings and feelings evidenced in the life narratives of refugee
women expressed the insecurities and weaknesses with food in the resettlement. Final Considerations: Given the meanings and feelings regarding food in the
refuge, it is expected that the present study will contribute to the
elaboration of new action plans and intersectoral public policies of agile
action to meet the demands of the refugee population, in the attempt to
mitigate starvation, poverty, social
differences and the compromised health status of the refugee population.