Impact of Food Insecurities and Peace building with Public Health Implications
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Food Insecurity, Household Wellbeing, Coping Strategies, Peacebuilding, Vwang DistrictAbstract
The study assess the food crisis in Vwang District, Jos South LGA, Plateau State, to see why people are hungry, how it's affecting their lives, and the real impact it has on community peace. We spoke to 390 people mostly men (72.6%), and the majority were employed (51.3%) and married (73.1%). Despite having jobs and families, the situation is desperate: a shocking 76.9% faced food shortages in the last three months, and a devastating 89.7% confirmed that someone in their family had gone to bed hungry. This isn't just an occasional problem; a massive 90.3% of households actually went for one to three days without food recently. Every single person (100%) agreed that this hunger is actively harming their health. The main culprits are economic: high food prices (34.1%) were the biggest factor, with unemployment (28.7%) and low income (22.8%) close behind, while climate-related issues (14.4%) also played a significant role. To survive, people are forced to make painful sacrifices, mainly reducing meal sizes (58.7%) or skipping meals entirely (31.0%), since very few could rely on borrowing food or getting help from NGOs (both 5.1%). The core takeaway is that food insecurity in Vwang is an urgent threat to health, economic stability, and social harmony.
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