Governmental programmes associated with food insecurity among communities of descendants of enslaved blacks in Brazil

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ID15096054
AuthorsCamilla Christine De Souza Cherol (0000-0001-5865-5905, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, corresponding author), Aline Alves Ferreira (0000-0001-5081-3462, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro), Rosana Salles-Costa (0000-0002-2307-4083, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro)
Year2021
Volume24
Issue10
Pages3136-3146
Publication date2021-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePublic Health Nutrition (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1368-9800 • E-ISSN: 1475-2727
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s1368980020004164
PMID33087208
OpenAlexW3093625287
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited29

Objective: To assess the access to government programmes and their association with food insecurity (FI) in families from quilombolas communities in Brazil. Design: An analysis of secondary data from the 2011 Quilombolas Census was performed in Brazilian territories. The Brazilian Household Food Insecurity Measurement Scale ( Escala Brasileira de Insegurança Alimentar , EBIA) was used to assess the household FI status. The relationships of governmental programmes with the levels of FI were estimated using logistic regression models. Setting: Greater national survey census of food and nutritional security of the recognised Quilombolas Brazilian territories. Participants: Totally, 8743 quilombolas families. Results: The prevalence of household FI was 86·1 % (moderate/severe FI: 55·9 %, 95 % CI 54·8, 56·9). After adjustment for socio-demographic variables, access to rural development programmes (Food Acquisition Program: OR: 0·6, 95 % CI 0·4, 0·8, P -value P -value Bolsa Família ) was associated with quilombolas families with moderate/severe levels of FI (OR: 3·3, 95 % CI 2·8, 4·0, P -value Conclusions: The prevalence of FI was high among quilombolas families. Despite reduced participation in governmental programmes, rural development, agriculture and conditional cash transfer programmes are fundamental to the autonomy of quilombolas communities. In spite of the low participation, when families are able to access these programmes, the study revealed the importance of these initiatives in reducing the likelihood of severe levels of FI

Agriculture · Archaeology · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental health · Food insecurity · Food security · Geography · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Indigenous Health and Education · Medicine

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