Food security status in times of financial and political crisis in Brazil
This study sought to describe the changes in the food security status in Brazil before and during its most recent financial and political crisis, as well as to explore associations between food security and socioeconomic factors during the crisis. This cross-sectional study analyzed data from two di...
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doaj-404b29eb09f44de0ac2c4f9101c617622020-11-24T21:57:36ZengEscola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo CruzCadernos de Saúde Pública1678-446435710.1590/0102-311x00084118S0102-311X2019000905008Food security status in times of financial and political crisis in BrazilLuna Rezende Machado de SousaAna Maria Segall-CorrêaArlette Saint VilleHugo Melgar-QuiñonezThis study sought to describe the changes in the food security status in Brazil before and during its most recent financial and political crisis, as well as to explore associations between food security and socioeconomic factors during the crisis. This cross-sectional study analyzed data from two different sources: the Brazilian National Household Sample Survey for 2004 (n = 112,479), 2009 (n = 120,910), and 2013 (n = 116,192); and the Gallup World Poll for 2015 (n = 1,004), 2016 (n = 1,002), and 2017 (n = 1,001). Household food security status was measured by a shorter version of the Brazilian Food Insecurity Scale, consisting of the first 8 questions of the original 14-item scale. Descriptive and logistic regression analyses were performed to assess the changes in food security and their association with socioeconomic factors. Results suggest that during the crisis the percentage of households classified as food secure declined by one third (76% in 2013 to 49% in 2017) while severe food insecurity tripled (4% in 2013 to 12% in 2017). Whereas before the crisis (2013) 44% of the poorest households were food secure, by 2017 this decreased to 26%. Household income per capita was strongly associated with food security, increasing by six times the chances of being food insecure among the poorest strata. Those who reported a low job climate, social support or level of education were twice as likely to be food insecure. Despite significant improvements between 2004 and 2013, findings indicate that during the crisis Brazil suffered from a great deterioration of food security, highlighting the need for emergency policies to protect and guarantee access to food for the most vulnerable.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2019000905008&lng=en&tlng=enFood and Nutrition SecurityNutritional EpidemiologySocioeconomic Factors |
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Luna Rezende Machado de Sousa Ana Maria Segall-Corrêa Arlette Saint Ville Hugo Melgar-Quiñonez Food security status in times of financial and political crisis in Brazil Cadernos de Saúde Pública Food and Nutrition Security Nutritional Epidemiology Socioeconomic Factors |
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Luna Rezende Machado de Sousa Ana Maria Segall-Corrêa Arlette Saint Ville Hugo Melgar-Quiñonez |
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Luna Rezende Machado de Sousa |
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Food security status in times of financial and political crisis in Brazil |
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Food security status in times of financial and political crisis in Brazil |
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Food security status in times of financial and political crisis in Brazil |
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Food security status in times of financial and political crisis in Brazil |
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Food security status in times of financial and political crisis in Brazil |
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food security status in times of financial and political crisis in brazil |
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Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz |
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Cadernos de Saúde Pública |
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This study sought to describe the changes in the food security status in Brazil before and during its most recent financial and political crisis, as well as to explore associations between food security and socioeconomic factors during the crisis. This cross-sectional study analyzed data from two different sources: the Brazilian National Household Sample Survey for 2004 (n = 112,479), 2009 (n = 120,910), and 2013 (n = 116,192); and the Gallup World Poll for 2015 (n = 1,004), 2016 (n = 1,002), and 2017 (n = 1,001). Household food security status was measured by a shorter version of the Brazilian Food Insecurity Scale, consisting of the first 8 questions of the original 14-item scale. Descriptive and logistic regression analyses were performed to assess the changes in food security and their association with socioeconomic factors. Results suggest that during the crisis the percentage of households classified as food secure declined by one third (76% in 2013 to 49% in 2017) while severe food insecurity tripled (4% in 2013 to 12% in 2017). Whereas before the crisis (2013) 44% of the poorest households were food secure, by 2017 this decreased to 26%. Household income per capita was strongly associated with food security, increasing by six times the chances of being food insecure among the poorest strata. Those who reported a low job climate, social support or level of education were twice as likely to be food insecure. Despite significant improvements between 2004 and 2013, findings indicate that during the crisis Brazil suffered from a great deterioration of food security, highlighting the need for emergency policies to protect and guarantee access to food for the most vulnerable. |
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Food and Nutrition Security Nutritional Epidemiology Socioeconomic Factors |
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