Factors associated with food security in households in the urban area of the state of Tocantins, Northern Brazil.
Eloise SchottFabiane Aparecida Canaan RezendeSilvia Eloíza PrioreAndréia Queiroz RibeiroSylvia do Carmo Castro FranceschiniPublished in: Revista brasileira de epidemiologia = Brazilian journal of epidemiology (2020)
The findings of this study reveal the high prevalence of food insecurity in the families studied and their associated factors, showing the need for local actions and public policies to improve health conditions, education and income of the population, and consequently, improve the scenario of food and nutritional insecurity in the state.