ArticlePublic health nutrition2021
Household food insecurity and early childhood development in Brazil: an analysis of children under 2 years of age.
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- Clinical spectrum and associated comorbidities of cerebral palsy among children in Eastern India.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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- Overcoming recruitment barriers through meaningful community engagement: lessons learned from a maternal-child food insecurity assessment in underserved communities.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
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- Early Childhood Education in Brazil: Child Rights to ECE in Context of Great Disparities.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Food insecurity among families with infants born during the COVID-19 pandemic in Fortaleza, Northeast Brazil.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2023Article
- Dietary Diversity, Household Food Insecurity and Stunting among Children Aged 12 to 59 Months in N'Djamena-Chad.Nutrients · 2023Article
- Water insecurity, food insecurity and social capital associated with a group-led microfinance programme in semi-rural Kenya.Global public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo determine if household food insecurity (HFI) is associated with the risk of developmental delays.
designCross-sectional study of a representative sample of children under 2 years old. Risk of developmental delays was assessed with the Denver Developmental Screening Test II. HFI was measured with the Brazilian Food Insecurity Measurement Scale. Multivariable logistic regression was used to test the association between HFI (food secure/insecure) and risk of developmental delays, adjusting for household, maternal and child variables.
settingCommunity Health Centers in the Federal District, Brazil.
participants1004 children under 2 years old.
resultsAmong participants, 15 % were at risk of developmental delays and about 40 % of children lived in food-insecure households. HFI was associated with the risk of developmental delays (adjusted OR 2·61; 95 % CI 1·42, 4·80) compared with food-secure households after adjusting for key confounders.
conclusionsHFI was strongly associated with the risk of developmental delays in children under 2 years. Investments that prevent or mitigate HFI are likely to be key for improved human and national development.
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