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0612/2013 - Prevalence and factors associated with food and nutrition insecurity in families of the municipalities of northern Alagoas State, Brazil, 2010
Prevalência e fatores associados à Insegurança Alimentar e Nutricional em famílias dos municípios do norte de Alagoas, Brasil, 2010

Author:

• HAROLDO DA SILVA FERREIRA - Ferreira, H. S. - MACEIÓ, ALAGOAS - UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE ALAGOAS - <haroldo.ufal@gmail.com>

Co-author(s):

• Maria Eduarda Di Cavalcanti Alves de Souza - Souza, M.E.C.A.S - Maceió, AL - UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE ALAGOAS - <dicavalcanti@hotmail.com.br>
• Fabiana Andrea Moura - Moura, F.A. - UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE ALAGOAS - <fabianamoura_al@hotmail.com >
• Bernardo Lessa Horta - Horta, B. L. - UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE PELOTAS - <blhorta@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9843-412X

Thematic Area:

Alimentação, Nutrição e Saúde

Abstract:

The objective of this study was to identify the prevalence and factors associated with food insecurity (INSEC) in families of the north of Alagoas. We carried out a cross-sectional study with random sample of 1444 households, which were classified according to the Brazilian Food Insecurity Scale, into the following categories: "security" or mild, moderate or severe INSEC. We used the prevalence ratio, calculated by Poisson regression, to investigate the association of moderate+severe INSEC with the independent variables (socioeconomic, demographic and anthropometric) in both crude and adjusted analysis. In this, were included the variables that in the crude analysis reached p<0.2. INSEC was detected in 919 families (63.6%), of which, 14.2% and 23.3% in the moderate or severe form, respectively. There was a higher proportion of food insecurity in the families with subjects <18 years (65.8% vs. 55.4%, p=0.001). The variables that remained independently associated (p<0.05) to moderate+severe food insecurity were: rooms in the household ≤4, schooling of the household head ≤4 years, drinking water other than mineral, beneficiary of the Bolsa Família Program, number of residents in the household >4, head of household is female and schooling of the housewife ≤4 years. We conclude that the families studied showed a high prevalence of INSEC, especially those with individuals <18 years.

Keywords:

Food Security Educational Status Socioeconomic Factors

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Ferreira, H. S., Souza, M.E.C.A.S, Moura, F.A., Horta, B. L.. Prevalence and factors associated with food and nutrition insecurity in families of the municipalities of northern Alagoas State, Brazil, 2010. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2013/Jun). [Citado em 22/01/2025]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/prevalence-and-factors-associated-with-food-and-nutrition-insecurity-in-families-of-the-municipalities-of-northern-alagoas-state-brazil-2010/13148?id=13148&id=13148



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