ArticleBMC public health2023
Food insecurity and social inequalities in households headed by older people in Brazil: a secondary cross-sectional analysis of a national survey.
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- Sociodemographic Inequalities in Healthy Food Consumption Markers Among Older Adults Receiving Primary Health Care in Roraima, Brazil.Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Food Insecurity Among Sexual and Gender Diverse Persons in Brazil: Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic and Associations with Antiretroviral Nonadherence Among People Living with HIV.AIDS and behavior · 2026Article
- Food access determinants and food insecurity severity in the older population: evidence from a nationally representative, cross-sectional survey in Thailand.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- Severe food insecurity among middle-aged and older adults in India: Insights from the Longitudinal Aging Study in India.Global food security · 2025Article
- [Food insecurity, environment, and habitability in households in urban and rural areas of Brazil].Cadernos de saude publica · 2025Article
- Analysis of Food Security of Older Rural Indigenous People in Latin America and the Caribbean.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe presence of food insecurity in households headed by older people is related to social inequalities. The objective of this study was to analyze the prevalence and factors associated with moderate/severe food insecurity in households headed by older people.
methodsA cross-sectional study based on a nationally representative sample of older adults aged ≥ 60 years was conducted using data from the 2017/2018 Family Budget Survey. In the study, moderate/severe food insecurity was the dependent variable, with food insecurity assessed with the Brazilian Household Food Insecurity Measurement Scale. Prevalence and odds ratio estimates were generated with 99% confidence intervals. Data analysis was performed using STATA software.
findingsA total of 16,314 households headed by older people were identified. Approximately 10.1% of these households were in the moderate/severe range for food insecurity. The majority are female (11.9%)and self-declared indigenous people (25.5%), with a lack of schooling (18.3%) and a per capita income of up to half of one minimum wage (29.6%). The analysis model found that color/race, region, schooling, per capita household income, and social benefits received in the household were statistically significant factors (p value < 0.01).
conclusionModerate/severe food insecurity in households headed by older people is associated with the pronounced social inequalities present in Brazil, and these findings intensify the need for additional study of the challenges faced by this age group.
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