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- Title
SOCIAL PARTICIPATION OF FOOD AND NUTRITION SECURITY COUNSELORS.
- Authors
Cardoso, Bruna Emanuele Pereira; Campelo, Ivonete Moura; Aguiar, Edna Maria Guedes; Sampaio da Paz, Suzana Maria Rebêlo; de Sousa Rocha, Lídia Raquel; dos Santos, Marize Melo
- Abstract
Objective: To know the sociodemographic profile and social participation of food and nutrition security counselors. Methods: Cross-sectional study conducted with members of municipal councils and the state council for food and nutrition security of Piauí, Brazil, between 2016 and 2017. A questionnaire was applied for identification of sex, age, schooling, skin color/race, and level of representation; segment and entity represented by them; time of participation in the Food and Nutrition Security National Council (CONSEA); theoretical-political training in food and nutrition security (FNS). The software Stata® was used to organize and analyze data. Variables were presented in numbers and proportions. For association between the variables, Pearson's chisquare test or Fisher's exact test was used, when appropriate, considering the tests with p-value = 0.05 as statistically significant. Results: The study found 117 councilors from 16 municipalities and the (state) CONSEA. The majority were female (69.2%, n = 81), aged between 40 and 59 years (45.3%; n = 53). Moreover, 64.1% (n = 75) attained higher education, 87.2% (n = 102) worked in urban areas, and 35% (n = 41) had been working for the councils for 4 to 6 years. There was a statistically significant association (p=0.056) between participation in conferences and confidence in CONSEA's representation. Conclusion: There was a higher prevalence of female counselors, aged between 40 and 59 years, with higher education, from urban area and working for the CONSEA for 4 to 6 years. In addition, there was a high level of insecurity about CONSEA's representation associated with low participation in conferences.
- Subjects
SOCIAL participation; CITIZENS' advisory committees in education
- Publication
Revista Brasileira em Promoção da Saúde, 2018, Vol 31, Issue 3, p1
- ISSN
1806-1222
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5020/18061230.2018.7688