Food Security
Conditions
Interventions
The study has the general objective: to analyze the situation of food and nutritional security, the availability of food in households and the nutritional status of students from the municipal educati
- To analyze the factors associated with the availability of food in the students' homes and its relationship with the food security situation of the families
- Investigate the food environment, including the availability, accessibility and access to food in students' homes and its association with the situation of food and nutrition security
- To analyze the changes in food availability in the children's homes in the three-year follow-up
- To analyze the longitudinal effect of the pandemic (2020 to 2022) on food and nutritional security in the school population of Mariana and Ouro Preto-MG.
The main outcome of this study is the chang
Sponsors
Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto
Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Minimum age of 18 years; both genders; have an active telephone line; reside in the same household as the student; be responsible for buying/preparing food at the student's home in the municipal network of Mariana or Ouro Preto-MG
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Students from Youth and Adult Education (EJA); permanently busy telephone lines; telephone lines with fax signal; telephone lines with answering machine; inability to speak with the person in charge after 5 attempts on alternate days/times
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Expected outcome 1: At the baseline of the study, it was expected to find an increase in the prevalence of food insecurity among students from public schools in Mariana and Ouro Preto, after the closure of schools and the interruption of the supply of school meals, verified through of the Brazilian Food Insecurity Scale (EBIA), based on previous surveys that showed that the national prevalence of household food insecurity was 36%. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Expected outcome 2: It is expected to evaluate the changes in the situation of food insecurity in the homes of public school students in Mariana and Ouro Preto, verified through the Brazilian Food Insecurity Scale and sociodemographic indicators, during the closure of schools and consequently the suspension the provision of school meals and after the resumption of classes in a follow-up of 36 months.;Expected outcome 3: It is expected to evaluate the changes in food availability in the households of public school students in Mariana and Ouro Preto verified through the NOVA classification of foods, based on previous research that demonstrates that households in a situation of food insecurity have greater availability of ultra-processed foods when compared to the availability of in natura foods, in a 36-month follow-up.;Expected outcome 4: It is expected to evaluate differences in the perception of the food environment in the neighborhood of public school students in Mariana and Ouro Preto, verified through the Nutrition Environment Measures Survey Perceived (NEMS-P), based on previous research that demonstrates that people experiencing food insecurity perceive fewer opportunities to access establishments that sell healthy foods in the neighborhood, over a 36-month follow-up | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactRaquel Mendonça
Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto
Outcome results
None listed