%0 Journal Article
%T A percep£¿£¿o de inseguran£¿a alimentar em fam¨ªlias com idosos em Campinas, S£¿o Paulo, Brasil
%A Mar¨ªn-Le¨®n
%A Leticia
%A Segal-Corr¨ºa
%A Ana Maria
%A Panigassi
%A Giseli
%A Maranha
%A Lucia K.
%A Sampaio
%A Maria de F¨¢tima A.
%A P¨¦rez-Escamilla
%A Rafael
%J Cadernos de Sa¨²de P¨²blica
%D 2005
%I Escola Nacional de Sa¨²de P¨²blica, Funda??o Oswaldo Cruz
%R 10.1590/S0102-311X2005000500016
%X the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of food insecurity (fi) in families with elderly members and to describe their socio-demographic profile. the study focused on families with members aged 65 years or more (n = 195) participating in a household survey in campinas, s£¿o paulo, brazil, in 2003. the brazilian food insecurity scale, an adaptation of the usda fi module, was used to diagnose food security/insecurity (fs/fi). mild fi was present in 33.0% of families, moderate in 11.8%, and severe in 7.2%. the elderly had no income in < 5.0% of the families. families with fi, as in the united states, had a greater proportion of elderly with low income and low level of education (no schooling or incomplete primary schooling). a significantly higher proportion of daily qualitative food intake was observed in fs families (vegetables 92.3 vs. 61.8%; or = 7.4; 95%ci: 2.9-19.6; meat 74.2 vs. 43.1%; or = 3.8; 95%ci: 1.9-7.3; fruit 77.4 vs. 49.0%; or = 3.6; 95%ci: 1.8-6.9). the elderly contribute to family income and thus do not pose a burden to their families.
%K food consumption
%K aged
%K nutrition survey.
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