Household food insecurity before and during Covid-19 pandemic and its association with perceived stress

Population-Based Studies

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ID5166124
AutoresFernanda De Oliveira Meller (0000-0002-1174-4721, Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense), Leonardo Pozza (0000-0002-3993-3786, Universidade Federal de Pelotas), Bianca Languer Vargas (0000-0002-0984-1215, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande), Micaela Rabelo Quadra (0000-0002-6380-7720, Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense), Carla Damasio Martins (0000-0001-7869-9315, Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense), Antônio Augusto Schäfer (0000-0002-8834-0434, Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense)
Ano2023
Volume39
Fascículo1
Páginase00285121-e00285121
Data de publicação2023-01-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoCadernos de Saude Publica (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0102-311X • E-ISSN: 1678-4464
EditoraFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/0102-311xen285121
PMID36651379
OpenAlexW4316469130
SCIELO_PIDS0102-311X2023000105002
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas2
Referências citadas38

The growing prevalence of food insecurity observed in the last years, has been favored by the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to mental health issues, such as stress. We aim to analyze the prevalence of household food insecurity before and during the COVID-19 pandemic and its association with perceived stress. We analyzed data from two population-based studies conducted in 2019 and 2020-2021 in the municipality of Criciúma, State of Santa Catarina, Southern Brazil. Food insecurity and perceived stress were assessed with the Brazilian Food Insecurity Scale and the Perceived Stress Scale. The covariables were sex, age, skin color, schooling level, income, job status, marital status, household crowding, overweight, and diet quality. Crude and adjusted associations between food insecurity and perceived stress were assessed using Poisson regression. A total of 1,683 adult individuals were assessed. Prevalence of food insecurity was 25.8% in 2019, decreasing to 21.6% in 2020. Prevalence of perceived stress was about 38% for both years. Before the pandemic, food insecurity increased the prevalence of perceived stress by 29% (PR = 1.29; 95%CI: 1.02; 1.63), but no association was found during COVID-19. We found a worrying prevalence of food insecurity before and after de pandemic, nonetheless food insecurity and perceived stress were associated only in 2019. An assessment of these aspects after COVID-19 is needed to ensure basic life rights for all

Agriculture · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) · Cross-sectional study · Disease · Environmental health · Food insecurity · Food security · Geography · Marital status · Pandemic · Perceived Stress Scale · Poisson regression · Population · Stress (linguistics) · COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts · Demography · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability · Medicine · Gerontology