Rev Salud Publica (Bogota)
January 2019
Objective: To determine the prevalence of food insecurity among families living in the municipality of Queimadas and its association with socioeconomic and demographic characteristics.
Methods: Cross-sectional study involving 204 families living in the municipality of Queimadas, state of Paraíba, Brazil, attended at public primary health care services and with small children in the family core. Food security was assessed by the Brazilian Scale of Food Insecurity.