Objectives To compare prevalence estimates of food insecurity using a single‐item
measure, with three adaptations of the United States Department of Agriculture Food …

Abstract In 1996, the World Food Summit reaffirmed the inalienable right that each person
across the globe has to access safe, adequate and nutritious food. At that time a goal was …

Background We aim to identify the prevalence of food insecurity and to ascertain the
association between food insecurity and food intake. Method A cross-sectional survey …

Food insecurity is a phenomenon affecting millions of households in Latin America. Valid
and reliable tools are essential to improve targeting of programs addressing this issue. The …

We tested the validity of ELCSA in a representative public opinion survey of 863 households
with children under 18 y old in the state of Guanajuato. ELCSA was applied to the …

ObjectiveTo assess the validity and reliability of the Arabic version of the Household Food
Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS) in rural Lebanon. DesignA cross-sectional study on a …

The measurement of food insecurity is essential to monitor the prevalence, risk factors,
consequences and effects of food insecurity and the interventions and policies implemented …

Background In recent reviews of available measures, no existing measures assessed all
four pillars of food security and most only assessed one or two pillars–predominantly the …

This study examined the association between food insecurity, determined by a modified
version of the US Household Food Security Survey Module (US HFSSM), and total daily per …

A insegurança alimentar ocorre quando o direito a uma alimentação em qualidade e
quantidade adequada de forma regular é desrespeitado. O objetivo deste estudo foi …