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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2025

Food Insecurity and Associated Factors Among Adolescents from Inland Northeast Brazil: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Maria Eliza Dantas Bezerra Romão, Maria Helena Rodrigues Galvão, Fábio Correia Sampaio, Jocianelle Maria Félix Fernandes Nunes, Franklin Delano Soares Forte

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  1. Fermentable carbohydrates intake and dental caries in adolescents under household food insecurity: a counterfactual analysis.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2026
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Maria Eliza Dantas Bezerra RomãoProgram in Dentistry, Federal University of Paraíba, University City, João Pessoa 58051-900, PB, Brazil.
Maria Helena Rodrigues GalvãoProgram in Dentistry, Federal University of Paraíba, University City, João Pessoa 58051-900, PB, Brazil.
Fábio Correia SampaioProgram in Dentistry, Federal University of Paraíba, University City, João Pessoa 58051-900, PB, Brazil.
Jocianelle Maria Félix Fernandes NunesProgram in Dentistry, Federal University of Paraíba, University City, João Pessoa 58051-900, PB, Brazil.
Franklin Delano Soares ForteProgram in Dentistry, Federal University of Paraíba, University City, João Pessoa 58051-900, PB, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-4237-0184

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This study aimed to investigate food insecurity (FI) and its association with sociodemographic characteristics and behavioral and dental alterations in adolescents from a county in the inland of northeastern Brazil. Data on 192 adolescents aged 11-14 years were analyzed in the public school system in Juripiranga, Paraíba, Northeast Brazil. The adolescents and their guardians responded to the Brazilian Food Insecurity Scale, the Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire for the caregiver, the Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire for children and adolescents, and a sociodemographic questionnaire. Academic performance was observed by calculating the median of the final assessments of basic school subjects. The prevalence of FI was 69.19, and FI was associated with a family income of up to one minimum wage per month (prevalence ratio [PR]: 1.90; 95% confidence interval [95% CI]: 1.20-3.01), no practice of religion by the guardian (PR: 1.34; 95% CI: 1.04-1.73), behavior considered inappropriate by the guardian (PR: 1.33; 95% CI: 1.02-1.73), and academic performance (PR: 1.35; 95% CI: 1.05-1.72). FI is considered a complex and multifactorial problem that requires appropriate intervention to deal with multiple social determinants. The results point to the need for integrated public policies between the health, education, social assistance, and food security sectors.

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Food InsecurityFood SupplyAdolescentBrazilChildCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleSocioeconomic FactorsSurveys and Questionnairesadolescent behaviorfood insecurityoral health

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