Food insecurity and the use of coping strategies on multimorbidity, anxiety and depression in South African adults: A nationally representative study
Food insecurity is significantly associated with adverse physical and mental health outcomes. Interventions to improve food security, especially in low socio-economic populations, should be prioritised given their associations with multimorbidity, anxiety and depression. Potential intervention effects will require longitudinal or experimental evaluation.
Authors
- Khuthala Mabetha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7233-5913)
- Mary Moffett Barker
- Ashleigh Craig (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7641-5953)
- Duncan Hornby (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6295-1360)
- S. L. Norris
- Olatundun Gafari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3416-5084)
- Craig Hutton
Institutions
- South African Medical Research Council (ZA)
- University of the Witwatersrand (ZA)
- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre (GB)
- University of Southampton (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2026-01-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0340695
- Primary Topic
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Department of Science and Innovation, South Africa
- University of Southampton
- National Research Foundation