Insegurança alimentar no Nordeste e Sul do Brasil: magnitude, fatores associados e padrões de renda per capita para redução das iniquidades

• Autor(a) principal: Luiz Augusto Facchini
• Data de Publicação: 2014
• Outros Autores: Bruno Pereira Nunes, Janaína Vieira dos Santos Motta, Elaine Tomasi, Suele Manjourany Silva, Elaine Thumé, Denise Silva da Silveira, Fernando Vinholes Siqueira, Alitéia Santiago Dilélio, Mirelle de Oliveira Saes, Vanessa Iribarrem Avena Miranda, Pâmela Moraes Volz, Alessander Osório, Anaclaudia Gastal Fassa
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Cadernos de Saúde Pública
• Texto Completo: https://cadernos.ensp.fiocruz.br/ojs/index.php/csp/article/view/5656
• topic: Seguranca Alimentar e Nutricional; Iniquidade Social; Desigualdades em Saude; Inqueritos Epidemiologicos

This article addresses food insecurity among urban Brazilian families with children under seven years. A cross-sectional study in areas covered by primary health care centers identified 5,419 families in the Northeast and 5,081 in the South of the country. Food insecurity was assessed by the Brazilian Food Insecurity Scale. Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity was 22.9% in the Northeast and 7.5% in the South. According to the adjusted analysis, increased likelihood of moderate or severe food insecurity was associated with families headed by women, black or brown maternal skin color, low maternal education, low family income, and enrollment in the Bolsa Família program (conditional income transfer). Moderate or severe food insecurity would be reduced by 59.5% in the Northeast and 45.4% in the South with a per capita income of at least BRL 175.00 per month. Increased family income for the poorest families and better targeting of Bolsa Família are essential for reducing food insecurity in the country.