Factors associated with food insecurity in families of beneficial owners transfer income program in the municipality of brazilian semi-arid

Journal article | Zeitschriftenartikel

Objective: To investigate predisposing to food insecurity in households receiving income transfer program factors. Method: Cross-sectional, descriptive study with 224 families a municipality Piauí, in the period from March to June 2012. Data were collected through a structured questionnaire, processed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences and subjected to statistical analysis. Results: Of the families surveyed 88,4% were food insecure. Statistical significance was observed between variables residing in localities, types of housing, family spending on food and number of rooms in the home (p ≤ 0,05) with food insecurity. Conclusion: Thus, it is necessary policies for food and nutrition security that has the ultimate goal of reducing inequalities with immediate and effective measures to minimize living with hunger and prevent the occurrence of this disease in the community.

Object Details

• Alternative title: Fatores associados a insegurança alimentar em familias beneficiarias de programa de transferencia de renda em município do semiárido brasileiro ; Factores asociados a la inseguridad alimentaria en familias beneficiarios de programa de transferencia de ingresos en municipio de semiárido brasileño
• ISSN: 2175-5361
• Extent: Seite(n): 234-239
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Status: Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 5(6)

Classification and Topics

• Subject: Soziologie, Anthropologie ; Soziale Probleme und Sozialdienste ; Medizinsoziologie ; Allgemeine Soziologie, Makrosoziologie, spezielle Theorien und Schulen, Entwicklung und Geschichte der Soziologie ; soziale Probleme ; Brasilien ; Lateinamerika ; Südamerika ; Familie ; Gesundheit ; Ernährung ; Hunger ; ernährungsbedingte Krankheit ; soziale Ungleichheit ; Einkommensverhältnisse

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Bezerra, Marília Gomes de Sousa ; Mesquita, Gerardo Vasconcelos ; Moura, Maria Eliete Batista ; Alberto, Norma Suely Marques da Costa ; Pires, Rosana Martins Carneiro ; Sousa, Artemízia Francisca de
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (when): 2013

Further information

• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-54904-1
• Rights: GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften. Bibliothek Köln
• Last update: 21.06.2024, 4:26 PM CEST