Screening for risk of food and nutritional insecurity of beneficiary families of the bolsa familia program in Pantano Grande/RS
Poverty and vulnerability in Brazil give rise to a scenario in which the population is not provided with its basic rights, including food. In this sense, Food and Nutrition Insecurity (FNI) is characterized when a family does not have access to food, in quantity and quality to meet their nutritional...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2024 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul (UNISC) |
| Repositorio: | Ágora (Santa Cruz do Sul. Online) |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.online.unisc.br:article/19322 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://seer.unisc.br/index.php/agora/article/view/19322 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Seguridad Alimentaria. Derecho humano a una alimentación adecuada. Programas Sociales. Food Security Human Right to Adequate Food Social Programs. Segurança Alimentar e Nutricional Direito Humano à Alimentação Adequada Programas Sociais. |
| Sumario: | Poverty and vulnerability in Brazil give rise to a scenario in which the population is not provided with its basic rights, including food. In this sense, Food and Nutrition Insecurity (FNI) is characterized when a family does not have access to food, in quantity and quality to meet their nutritional needs. The study aims to evaluate the risk of Food and Nutrition Insecurity and its associated factors in families benefiting from the Bolsa Família Program (PBF) in the municipality of Pantano Grande, RS. The research was cross-sectional with a quantitative approach from a non-probabilistic sample, with families benefiting from the BFP. Three questionnaires were applied, one to evaluate socioeconomic data, one to Food Insecurity Risk Screening and another to evaluate food consumption markers. The data were analyzed in EpiInfo software version 7.2.5.0. 44 families were evaluated and the prevalence of FNI was 91%, 75% of which were severe FNI. Among the results, that FNI was more present among white women (38,7%; n=17), aged between 29 and 49 years (59,1%; n=26), single (59,1%; n=26), unemployed (65,9%; n=29), earning less than one minimum wage (54,5%; n=24), and with incomplete primary education (38,7%; n=17), however, the results showed no statistical difference. We conclude that it is necessary to implement public policies to ensure the human right to adequate food, especially for the population that is already in a situation of social vulnerability, as well as the creation of complementary programs that generate income for these families in order to reduce poverty and the precariousness of the rights of these families. |
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