Previous Page  2 / 22 Next Page
Information
Show Menu
Previous Page 2 / 22 Next Page
Page Background

Page 38

Notes:

conferenceseries

.com

Volume 08

Journal of Community Medicine & Health Education

Public Health Summit 2018

May 24-25, 2018

May 24-25, 2018 Osaka, Japan

4

th

World Congress on

Public Health, Epidemiology & Nutrition

Food acquisition through private and public social networks and its relationship with household food

security among various socioeconomic statuses in South Korea

Kirang Kim

1

and Sohyun Park

2

1

Dankook University, Republic of Korea

2

Hallym University, Republic of Korea

T

his study was conducted to understand food acquisition practices from social networks and its relationship with household

food security. In-depth interviews and a survey on food security were conducted with twenty-nine mothers and one father

in metropolitan areas of South Korea. Many families acquired food from their extended families, mainly participant’s mothers.

Between low-income and non-low-income households, there was a pattern of more active sharing of food through private

networks among non-low-income households. Most of the low-income households received food support from public social

networks, such as government and charity institutions. Despite the assistance, most of them perceived food insecurity. We

hypothesized that the lack of private social support may exacerbate the food security status of low-income households, despite

formal food assistance from government and social welfare institutions. Interviews revealed that certain food items were

perceived as lacking, such as animal-based protein sources and fresh produce, which are relatively expensive in this setting.

Future programs should consider what would alleviate food insecurity among low-income households and determine the right

instruments and mode of resolving the unmet needs. Future research could evaluate the quantitative relationship between

private resources and food insecurity in households with various income statuses.

Biography

Kirang Kim is anAssociate Professor at Dankook University in South Korea. Her research interests include measuring food security and understanding its associations

with various socioeconomic and behavioral factors. She has been involved in various researches to evaluate national and local nutrition and food policies.

skfo2581@daum.net

Kirang Kim et al., J Community Med Health Educ 2018, Volume 8

DOI: 10.4172/2161-0711-C2-036