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- Title
The relation of cash transfer programs and food insecurity among families with preschool children living in semiarid climates in Brazil.
- Authors
Correia, Luciano Lima; Rocha, Hermano Alexandre Lima; Leite, Álvaro Jorge Madeiro; Silva, Anamaria Cavalcante e; Campos, Jocileide Sales; Machado, Márcia Maria Tavares; Lindsay, Ana Cristina; Alves da Cunha, Antonio José Ledo
- Abstract
Background: Food insecurity has important effects on human health, particularly in children's. It continues to increase, with an estimated prevalence of 14.9% in the USA and 35% in Brazil. There have been few studies on the effect of cash transfer programs (CTPs) on the prevalence of food security in Brazil. Objective: Evaluate the association between cash transfer programs and reductions in inequity and food insecurity. Method: Population-based cross-sectional study in the state of Ceará, Northeast Brazil, with a sample of 8.000 households. Ceará is one of the poorest states. The state population of 8.5 million inhabitants, social security benefits and government grants, "Bolsa Família", have become the most stable source of income. The main outcomes measures were food insecurity and CTP participation. Multivariate logistic models were constructed to assess the association between participation in CTPs and food security. Results: Participation in CTPs was found to be independently related to the prevalence of food security (APR 2.29 95% CI 1.57-3.33), as are education level, residential setting, and children's nutritional status. Conclusions: CTPs and investment in education are initiatives that might be used to reduce food insecurity.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; FOOD security; PRESCHOOL children; ARID regions
- Publication
Cadernos Saúde Coletiva, 2018, Vol 26, Issue 1, p53
- ISSN
1414-462X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1590/1414-462X201800010341