Time and regional perspectives of food insecurity during the economic crisis in Portugal, 2011-2013

Bibliographic Data

ID3074532
AuthorsMaria João Gregório (0000-0002-0380-7833, Universidade do Porto), Pedro Graça (0000-0002-6262-4658, Universidade do Porto), Andreia Cátia Jorge Silva Da Costa (0000-0002-2727-4402), Andréia Costa (0000-0002-5331-9934, Directorate of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Portugal), Paulo Jorge Nogueira (0000-0001-8316-5035, University of Lisbon)
Year2014
Volume23
Issue4
Pages1127-1141
Publication date2014-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSaúde e Sociedade (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0104-1290 • E-ISSN: 1984-0470
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/s0104-12902014000400001
OpenAlexW2054748946
SCIELO_PIDS0104-12902014000401127
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited15

Food insecurity (FI) has received much attention in recent years, even in high-income countries, due to the increasing trend of poverty and social inequalities indicators, as a result of the global financial crisis. The establishment of a monitoring system of FI becomes a priority for food and nutrition policies. Our study aims to evaluate FI trends during the economic crisis in Portugal and to identify regional disparities throughout the country. Data derived from three surveys conducted by the Portuguese Directorate-General of Health, concerning FI of the Portuguese population, during the period that Portugal was under the International Monetary Fund financial assistance program (2011-2013). Data were collected by face-to-face interviews and FI was evaluated using a psychometric scale. Logistic regression models were used to identify regional disparities in FI. The prevalence of FI was relatively unchanged at national and regional levels, during the analysis period. Data from 2013 indicates a high prevalence of FI (50.7%), including 33.4% for low FI, 10.1% for moderate FI and 7.2% for severe FI. Disparities according health region were also found for household FI. Algarve, Lisboa and Vale do Tejo were the two regions with the highest levels of FI, even after controlling for other socioeconomic variables. High levels of FI found in Portugal and the different regional profiles suggest the need for regional strategies, in particular in the most affected regions based on a broader action with different policy sectors (health, social security, municipalities and local institutions in the field of social economy

Agriculture · Cartography · Demographic economics · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental health · Food insecurity · Food security · Geography · Political science · Population · Portuguese · Poverty · Scale (ratio) · Socioeconomic status · Socioeconomics · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability · Medicine

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