Household food insecurity and early childhood development in Brazil: an analysis of children under 2 years of age.
Public Health Nutr
; 24(11): 3286-3293, 2021 08.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-34042045
OBJECTIVE: To determine if household food insecurity (HFI) is associated with the risk of developmental delays. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study of a representative sample of children under 2 years old. Risk of developmental delays was assessed with the Denver Developmental Screening Test II. HFI was measured with the Brazilian Food Insecurity Measurement Scale. Multivariable logistic regression was used to test the association between HFI (food secure/insecure) and risk of developmental delays, adjusting for household, maternal and child variables. SETTING: Community Health Centers in the Federal District, Brazil. PARTICIPANTS: 1004 children under 2 years old. RESULTS: Among participants, 15 % were at risk of developmental delays and about 40 % of children lived in food-insecure households. HFI was associated with the risk of developmental delays (adjusted OR 2·61; 95 % CI 1·42, 4·80) compared with food-secure households after adjusting for key confounders. CONCLUSIONS: HFI was strongly associated with the risk of developmental delays in children under 2 years. Investments that prevent or mitigate HFI are likely to be key for improved human and national development.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Food Supply
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Food Insecurity
Type of study:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspects:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Limits:
Child
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Child, preschool
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Humans
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Infant
Country/Region as subject:
America do sul
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Brasil
Language:
En
Journal:
Public Health Nutr
Journal subject:
CIENCIAS DA NUTRICAO
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SAUDE PUBLICA
Year:
2021
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Country of publication:
United kingdom