Background: This is the second part of a model-based approach to examine the suitability of
the current cutoffs applied to the raw score of the Brazilian Household Food Insecurity …

Abstract Background: The Brazilian Household Food Insecurity Measurement Scale (EBIA)
is the main tool for assessing household food insecurity (FI) in Brazil, assisting in monitoring …

ObjectiveThe Brazilian Household Food Insecurity Measurement Scale (EBIA) has eight
general/adult items applied in all households and six additional items exclusively asked in …

OBJECTIVE: To review and refine Brazilian Household Food Insecurity Measurement Scale
structure. METHODS: The study analyzed the impact of removing the item" adult lost weight" …

Until recently, Brazil did not have a national instrument with which to assess household food
insecurity (FI). The objectives of this study were as follows: 1) to describe the process of …

Objective: To assess the internal validity of a multiple-item measure of household food
security in Brazil using statistical methods based on the single-parameter logistic (Rasch) …

ABSTRACT Background The Brazilian Household Food Insecurity Measurement Scale
(EBIA) is the main tool for assessing household food insecurity (FI) in Brazil and facilitates …

OBJECTIVE To propose a short version of the Brazilian Food Insecurity Scale. METHODS
Two samples were used to test the results obtained in the analyses in two distinct scenarios …

SUMMARY In 2004 the National Household Survey (Pesquisa Nacional por Amostras de
Domicílios-PNAD) estimated the prevalence of food and nutrition insecurity in Brazil …

Abstract The State of Paraiba in Northeastern Brazil ranks as the fourth poorest state in the
country. The objectives of this study are to conduct the psychometric validation of the …