Food and nutritional (in)security and associated factors in families headed by women beneficiaries of the Bolsa Família Program

• Autor(a) principal: Bortolanza, Emanueli Dalla Vecchia de Campos
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: Schmitt, Vania, Uchida, Nancy Sayuri, Santos, Emilaine Ferreira dos, Vieira, Daniele Gonçalves, Mazur, Caryna Eurich
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Segurança Alimentar e Nutricional (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br/ojs/index.php/san/article/view/8670041
• topic: Feeding; Social vulnerability; Food consumption; Social programs; Alimentação; Consumo de Alimentos; Programas Sociais; Segurança alimentar e nutricional; Vulnerabilidade social; Alimentación; Consumo de alimentos; Programas sociales; Vulnerabilidad social; Seguridad alimentaria y nutricional

Introduction: Food and nutrition security (FNS) is the guarantee of the right to regular and permanent access to quality food, in sufficient quantity, without compromising access to other essential needs. It is known that poor diet is more frequent in women and children in situations of social vulnerability and food and nutritional insecurity (FNI). Objective: to understand the level of FNI in beneficiaries of the Bolsa Família Program (PBF). Method: cross-sectional study carried out with 71 families. The Brazilian Food Insecurity Scale (EBIA) was used to assess FNS, in addition to nutritional status and food intake. Results: 88.73% (n=63) of the families had FNI. Significant values were observed between comparisons of severe FNS and FNI in families that receive food donations, those that have access only through donations from third parties, and those that shop primarily outside the neighborhood (p<0.05). People with severe FNI are 1.4 times more likely not to eat breakfast and 2.2 times morem likely not to eat fruit. Conclusion: A high level of FNS was identified, which suggests that actions should be taken to improve this situation.