Food insecurity and health status among pregnant women in the semiarid region of Northeast Brazil
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https://doi.org/10.12957/demetra.2023.74213Keywords:
Food Insecurity. Primary Health Care. Pregnant Women. Public Health Policies.Abstract
Introduction: Brazil faces the weakening of public health policies, especially those directed at access to food, which affects the quality of life of the population. Objective: The aim of the present study was to investigate the health status of pregnant women in primary care in a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted involving an analysis of access to foods using the Brazilian Food Insecurity Scale, anthropometric measures and a questionnaire designed to collect information on the perception of health among pregnant women. The chi-square test was used to investigate associations between categorical variables, with a p-value < 0.05 considered indicative of statistical significance. Results: The prevalence of food insecurity was high among the pregnant women (70.6). Food insecurity was associated with chronic noncommunicable diseases (p=0.036) and being a beneficiary of social assistance programs (p=0.028). Despite advances in society, social determinants remain strongly associated with food and nutritional insecurity in the population, especially individuals with a low income and beneficiaries of social assistance programs. Conclusion: The present findings underscore the need for the implantation and expansion of public policies that ensure the human right to adequate, healthy food among pregnant women, which has been severely violated, considering the importance to the health of the mother-child dyad.
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