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0188/2016 - Factors associated with food insecurity risk and nutrition in rural settlements of families.
Fatores associados ao risco de insegurança alimentar e nutricional em famílias de assentamentos rurais.

Author:

• Jamylle Araújo Almeida - Almeida, Jamylle Araújo - Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Nutrição - <jamylle.araujo@gmail.com>

Co-author(s):

• Raquel Simoes Mendes-NEtto - Mendes-NEtto, Raquel Simoes - Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Nutrição - <raquelufs@gmail.com>
• Maria Adriana de Oliveira Nascimento - Nascimento, Maria Adriana de Oliveira - Universidade Federal de Sergipe - <m.adriana_nutricao@yahoo.com.br>
• Danielle Góes da Silva - SILVA, D. G. - Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Nutrição - <danygoes@yahoo.com>
• José Valter Costa Oliveira - Oliveira, José Valter Costa - Universidade Federal de Sergipe - <valterscosta@yahoo.com.br>
• Amaury da Silva Santos - Santos, Amaury da Silva - Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária - <amaurysantosbr@yahoo.com.br>

Thematic Area:

Alimentação, Nutrição e Saúde

Abstract:

Food insecurity occurs when the right to food in adequate quality and quantity on a regular way is disrespected. The aim of this study was to identify the food insecure (IAN) and their possible association with socioeconomic and dietary variables in rural settlements of Sergipe. Food insecurity was verified by the Brazilian scale of food insecurity and associations through multivariate regression analysis odds ratio. Were evaluated 179 families of four rural settlements in the state of Sergipe. A prevalence of 88.8% of IAN was identified (48.6% mild insecurity, 25.1% moderate and 15.1% severe). Adjusted statistical association was found between IAN and the variables family income per capita (ORa=3,11, p=0,008) and food variety (ORa=2,73, p=0,004). The families showed high prevalence of food and nutritional insecurity, determined by low income and low variety of food. It is essential more effective public policies, which, in fact, ensure food security, also aiming to nutrition education and greater opportunity for food production.

Keywords:

rural settlementsfood securitysocioeconomic factors

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Almeida, Jamylle Araújo, Mendes-NEtto, Raquel Simoes, Nascimento, Maria Adriana de Oliveira, SILVA, D. G., Oliveira, José Valter Costa, Santos, Amaury da Silva. Factors associated with food insecurity risk and nutrition in rural settlements of families.. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2016/Apr). [Citado em 05/12/2025]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/factors-associated-with-food-insecurity-risk-and-nutrition-in-rural-settlements-of-families/15612



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