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0208/2016 - Perception scales of validated food insecurity: the experience of Latin America and the Caribbean
Escalas de percepção da insegurança alimentar validadas: a experiência dos países da América Latina e Caribe

Author:

• Naiara Sperandio - Sperandio, N. - Viçosa, MG - Universidade Federal de Viçosa/ Nutrição - <naiarasperandio@yahoo.com.br>

Co-author(s):

• Dayane de Castro Morais - Morais, D.C. - Viçosa, MG - Universidade Federal de Viçosa - <dayanecm@yahoo.com.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6439-7009
• Silvia Eloiza Priore - Priore, S.E - Universidade Federal de Viçosa/ Nutrição e Saúde - <sepriore@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0656-1485

Thematic Area:

Alimentação, Nutrição e Saúde

Abstract:

The objective of this systematic review comparing the validated food insecurity scales and used in Latin American and Caribbean countries, and analyze the methods used in validation studies. It conducted search in the electronic databases LILACS, SciELO and MEDLINE. The publications were pre-selecionas the titles and abstracts, and later by the full reading. Of the 16.325 studies reviewed, we selected 14. It identified 12 validated scales for the following countries: Venezuela, Brazil, Colombia, Bolivia, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Mexico, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Argentina and Guatemala. Besides these, there is the Latin American and Caribbean range whose scope is regional. The scales ranged from the standard reference used, number of questions and diagnosis of insecurity. The methods used by the studies for internal validation was calculating Cronbach‘s alpha and Rasch model; for external validation the authors calculated association and /or correlation with socioeconomic and food consumption variables. The successful experience of Latin America and the Caribbean in the development of national and regional scales can be example for other countries that do not have this important indicator able to measure the phenomenon of food insecurity.

Keywords:

Food and Nutrition SecurityValidation StudiesLatin America

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Sperandio, N., Morais, D.C., Priore, S.E. Perception scales of validated food insecurity: the experience of Latin America and the Caribbean. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2016/May). [Citado em 27/09/2024]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/perception-scales-of-validated-food-insecurity-the-experience-of-latin-america-and-the-caribbean/15633?id=15633



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