Assessment of the realisation of the right to adequate food in the Blue Crane Route (Eastern Cape, South Africa).
To assess whether the right to adequate food (RtF) is realised by children and primary caregivers and what actions are required to fully realise this right. A cross-sectional, descriptive study was undertaken using a mixed-methods approach. Rural and urban primary caregivers of children (one to five...
| Publicado en: | South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition Vol. 35; no. 3; pp. 122 - 133 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Sep2022
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