Food insecurity among Latin American recent immigrants in Toronto.

Food security is an important social determinant of health. The 2004 Canadian Community Health Survey, Cycle 2.2 reported high prevalence of food insecurity among low income households and those formed by recent immigrants.

[Validation of a household food security scale in Antioquia, Colombia].

Objective: To adapt and validate in households of Antioquia, Colombia, a food security scale previously applied in households of Caracas, Venezuela.

Material And Methods: The study was carried out in 44 municipalities in the department of Antioquia, Colombia, in 2003 and 2004, with a randomly selected sample of 1 624 rural and urban households with children under 10 years of age, representative for family units located in the department of Antioquia. The sample was selected using a confidence interval of 95% and an error of 3%.