2023
Gender, skin color, and household composition explain inequities in household food insecurity in Brazil
Santos L, Pérez-Escamilla R, de Souza Cherol C, Ferreira A, Salles-Costa R. Gender, skin color, and household composition explain inequities in household food insecurity in Brazil. PLOS Global Public Health 2023, 3: e0002324. PMID: 37788232, PMCID: PMC10547153, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0002324.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFemale-headed householdsSevere food insecurityHousehold food insecurityPresence of childrenMale-headed householdsFood insecurityBrazilian Household Food Insecurity Measurement ScaleRace/skin colorIntersection of genderPrinciples of intersectionalityHousehold reference personMarried White menGender inequitySingle mothersHousehold compositionPolicy makersRepresentative surveySocial determinantsYears of ageHouseholdsEvidence-based programsMarital statusDearth of evidenceInsecurityInequities
2020
Multisectoral government programs and household food insecurity: evidence from a longitudinal study in the semiarid area of northeast, Brazil
de Araújo Palmeira P, de Araújo Mattos R, Pérez-Escamilla R, Salles-Costa R. Multisectoral government programs and household food insecurity: evidence from a longitudinal study in the semiarid area of northeast, Brazil. Food Security 2020, 13: 525-538. DOI: 10.1007/s12571-020-01100-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFood insecurityGovernment programsHousehold food insecurityBrazilian Household Food Insecurity Measurement ScaleRisk of FIDifferent government programsPoverty reductionGovernmental programsMultisectoral approachSocial determinantsPopulation-based longitudinal cohort studyInsecurityNumber of programsLongitudinal cohort studyPublic health problemLogistic regression modelsDiverse healthCohort studyHealth problemsHealth protectionFamilyAccessBaselineBrazilProgram