[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%.