Muriel Bauermann Gubert|Ana Maria Spaniol|Gisele Ane Bortolini|Rafael Pérez?Escamilla
Household food insecurity, nutritional status and morbidity in Brazilian children
Yale University|Universidade de Brasília|Ministry of Health|Ministry of Health|Yale University
identify association household food insecurity hfi anthropometric status risk vitamin deficiency anaemia morbidities cough fever hospitalizations diarrhoea pneumonia children 5 years oldcrosssectional study using data 2006 brazilian demographic health survey hfi measured brazilian food insecurity measurement scale ebia vitamin deficiency anaemia assessed blood samples child morbidities reported childs mother included cough fever hospitalizations diarrhoea pneumonia regression results expressed unadjusted adjusted corresponding 95 ci severe food insecurity statistical significance set p005nationally representative surveychildren n 4064 5 years oldthere association hfi vitamin deficiency pneumonia wasting overweight prevalence cough fever hospitalization diarrhoea stunting associated degree hfi severity significant association morbidities stunting severe food insecurity v food secure controlling confounders association severe food insecurity v food securerest food insecurity categories prevalence common morbidities remained strong showing severely foodinsecure children greater likelihood experiencing cough adjusted or179 hospitalized diarrhoea adjusted or255severe hfi associated cough severe diarrhoea among brazilian children