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Household food insecurity and early childhood development in Brazil: an analysis of children under 2 years of age

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Author	de Oliveira, Klébya H. D. Buccini, Gabriela Hernandez, Daphne C. Pérez-Escamilla, Rafael Gubert, Muriel B.
Copyright Year	2021
Description	Objective: To determine if household food insecurity (HFI) is associated with the risk of developmental delays. Design: Cross-sectional study of a representative sample of children under 2 years old. Risk of developmental delays was assessed with the Denver Developmental Screening Test II. HFI was measured with the Brazilian Food Insecurity Measurement Scale. Multivariable logistic regression was used to test the association between HFI (food secure/insecure) and risk of developmental delays, adjusting for household, maternal and child variables. Setting: Community Health Centers in the Federal District, Brazil. Participants: 1004 children under 2 years old. Results: Among participants, 15 % were at risk of developmental delays and about 40 % of children lived in food-insecure households. HFI was associated with the risk of developmental delays (adjusted OR 2·61; 95 % CI 1·42, 4·80) compared with food-secure households after adjusting for key confounders. Conclusions: HFI was strongly associated with the risk of developmental delays in children under 2 years. Investments that prevent or mitigate HFI are likely to be key for improved human and national development.
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Ending Page	3293
Page Count	8
Starting Page	3286
ISSN	13689800
e-ISSN	14752727
DOI	10.1017/s1368980021002305
Journal	Public Health Nutrition
Issue Number	11
Volume Number	24
Language	English
Publisher	Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Publisher Date	2021-08-01
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Public Health Nutrition Nutrition and Dietetics Household Food Insecurity Early Childhood Development
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Nutrition and Dietetics Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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