title: [Food insecurity in Brazilian families with children under five years of age].
abstract: This article analyzes food insecurity and hunger in Brazilian families with children under five years of age. This was a nationally representative cross-sectional study using data from the National Demographic and Health Survey on Women and Children (PNDS-2006), in which the outcome variable was moderate to severe food insecurity, measured by the Brazilian Food Insecurity Scale (EBIA). Prevalence estimates and prevalence ratios were generated with 95% confidence intervals. The results showed a high prevalence of moderate to severe food insecurity, concentrated in the North and Northeast regions (30.7%), in economic classes D and E (34%), and in beneficiaries of conditional cash transfer programs (36.5%). Multivariate analysis showed that the socioeconomic relative risks (beneficiaries of conditional cash transfers), regional relative risks (North and Northeast regions), and economic relative risks (classes D and E) were 1.8, 2.0 and 2.4, respectively. Aggregation of the three risks showed 48% of families with moderate to severe food insecurity, meaning that adults and children were going hungry during the three months preceding the survey.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil.
authors.forename: Ana Paula
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Poblacion
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, Brasil.
authors.forename: Leticia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Marín-León
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, Brasil.
authors.forename: Ana Maria
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Segall-Corrêa
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil.
authors.forename: Jonas Augusto
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Silveira
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil.
authors.forename: José Augusto de Aguiar Carrazedo
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Taddei
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005260:Female; D005523:Food Supply / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D006815:Hunger; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors