The Brazilian food insecurity scale: a proposal adapted for traditional people and communities
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https://doi.org/10.12957/demetra.2022.66149Keywords:
Food and nutrition security. Social vulnerability. Population groups. Ethnic groups.Abstract
Introduction: The literature has depicted the vulnerability to food insecurity (FI) faced by traditional communities and peoples (TCPs). In Brazil, the Brazilian Food Security Scale (EBIA) is considered the main instrument to assess FI. However, its focus on income for access to food does not include TCPs, which are culturally differentiated groups. Objective: This paper aims to develop a critical-reflexive analysis of the applicability of EBIA and to propose an adapted version of the reduced EBIA for assessing FI in TCPs. Methods: This is an exploratory study based on an empirical and critical-reflexive analysis. An adaptation of the reduced EBIA was proposed to meet the peculiarities of the TCPs. The proposed version considers characteristics related to the form of food acquisition by these social groups and detaches itself from the theoretical-methodological approach of EBIA, in which income is necessary to obtain food. Results: An adaptation of the reduced EBIA was developed to consider the customs and needs of the TCPs. The result was a concise instrument, easy to apply, and with terminologies suitable to the studied public. Terms associated with the absence of meals and/or food acquisition, such as "buy" and "money," were replaced by others more familiar to the TCPs. Final considerations: The development of a specific instrument to evaluate the FI of the TCPs or even the EBIA reformulation is recommended to contemplate the particularities of these groups and bring more reliable FI results that can subsidize appropriate public policies to meet the health needs of this segment of society.
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