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Household water and food insecurity negatively impacts self-reported physical and mental health in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta.

Thuy Ngoc VuongChinh Van DangSimon TozePaul JagalsDanielle GallegosMichelle L Gatton
Published in: PloS one (2022)
This study is one of only a few that have established a link between potable water availability, food insecurity and poorer physical and mental health. The results also indicate a need to validate national data with fine-scale investigations in less populous regions to evaluate national initiatives with local populations that may be at higher risk. Adopting joint dual-action policies for interventions that simultaneously address water and food insecurity should result in larger improvements in health, particularly mental health, compared to targeting either food or water insecurity in isolation.
Keyphrases
  • mental health
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