ArticlePublic health nutrition2016
Household food insecurity, nutritional status and morbidity in Brazilian children.
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- Association between food insecurity and chronic noncommunicable diseases in Brazil: a systematic review.Revista brasileira de epidemiologia = Brazilian journal of epidemiology · 2024Pooled it
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- Growth and growth trajectory among infants in early life: contributions of food insecurity and water insecurity in rural Zimbabwe.BMJ nutrition, prevention & health · 2022Article
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- Household food insecurity and unimproved toilet facilities associate with child morbidity: evidence from a cross-sectional study in Bangladesh.BMC public health · 2022Article
- Individual, household and national factors associated with iron, vitamin A and zinc deficiencies among children aged 6-59 months in Nepal.Maternal & child nutrition · 2022Article
- Household food insecurity and early childhood development in Brazil: an analysis of children under 2 years of age.Public health nutrition · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo identify the association of household food insecurity (HFI) with anthropometric status, the risk of vitamin A deficiency and anaemia, morbidities such as cough and fever, and hospitalizations for diarrhoea and pneumonia in children under 5 years old.
designCross-sectional study using data from the 2006 Brazilian Demographic and Health Survey. HFI was measured with the Brazilian Food Insecurity Measurement Scale (EBIA). Vitamin A deficiency and anaemia were assessed in blood samples. Child morbidities were reported by the child's mother and included cough, fever, and hospitalizations for diarrhoea and pneumonia. Regression results were expressed as unadjusted and adjusted OR and corresponding 95 % CI for severe food insecurity, with statistical significance set at P<0·05.
settingNationally representative survey. SUBJECTS: Children (n 4064) under 5 years old.
resultsThere was no association between HFI and vitamin A deficiency, pneumonia, wasting or overweight. The prevalence of cough, fever, hospitalization for diarrhoea and stunting were associated with degree of HFI severity. There was a significant association of morbidities and stunting with severe food insecurity (v. food secure). After controlling for confounders, the association between severe food insecurity (v. food secure/rest of food insecurity categories) and the prevalence of common morbidities remained strong, showing that severely food-insecure children had a greater likelihood of experiencing cough (adjusted OR=1·79) and of being hospitalized for diarrhoea (adjusted OR=2·55).
conclusionsSevere HFI was associated with cough and severe diarrhoea among Brazilian children.
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