Insegurança alimentar em comunidades rurais no Nordeste brasileiro: faz diferença ser quilombola?

• Autor(a) principal: Etna Kaliane Pereira da Silva
• Data de Publicação: 2017
• Outros Autores: Danielle Souto de Medeiros, Poliana Cardoso Martins, Líllian de Almeida Sousa, Gislane Pereira Lima, Maria Amanda Sousa Rêgo, Tainan Oliveira da Silva, Alessandra Silva Freire, Fernanda Moitinho Silva
• 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/6424
• topic: Segurança Alimentar e Nutricional; Grupo com Ancestrais do Continente Africano; Origem Étnica e Saúde; População Rural

This study aimed to measure the prevalence of food insecurity in a rural area of Northeast Brazil and investigate this outcome according to residence in quilombola communities (descendants of African slaves) versus non-quilombola communities. This was a cross-sectional study in 21 rural communities, 9 of which quilombolas, in 2014, using the Brazilian Food Insecurity Scale (EBIA). Prevalence rates and prevalence ratios were estimated for food insecurity, and Poisson multiple regression analysis with robust variance was performed. Food insecurity was found in 52.1% of the families: 64.9% in quilombola communities and 42% in the others. Food insecurity was associated with belonging to a quilombola community (PR = 1.25), lower economic status (PR = 1.89; 2.98, and 3.22 for status C2, D, and E, respectively), beneficiaries of Bolsa Família program (PR = 1.52), and four or more household members (PR = 1.20). Food insecurity prevalence was high in the entire population, but it was even higher in quilombola communities, even though they belonged to the same coverage area. The results emphasize this population’s vulnerability.