2011
Are the Latin American and Caribbean Food Security Scale (ELCSA) items comparable across countries?
Perez‐Escamilla R, Paras P, Acosta M, Peyrou S, Nord M, Hromi‐Fiedler A. Are the Latin American and Caribbean Food Security Scale (ELCSA) items comparable across countries? The FASEB Journal 2011, 25: 226.8-226.8. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.25.1_supplement.226.8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPublic opinion surveysHousehold food insecurityProportion of householdsOpinion surveyFood insecurityFood securityCountriesCaribbean regionChild itemsSocial unacceptabilityRasch model assumptionsHouseholdsRepresentative sampleUruguayELCSABalanced mealsMexicoInsecuritySeverity orderGuanajuatoScale itemsSecurity
2004
An Adapted Version of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Insecurity Module Is a Valid Tool for Assessing Household Food Insecurity in Campinas, Brazil
Pérez-Escamilla R, Segall-Corrêa A, Maranha L, de Fátima Archanjo Sampaio M, Marín-León L, Panigassi G. An Adapted Version of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Insecurity Module Is a Valid Tool for Assessing Household Food Insecurity in Campinas, Brazil. Journal Of Nutrition 2004, 134: 1923-1928. PMID: 15284377, DOI: 10.1093/jn/134.8.1923.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHousehold food insecurityFood insecurity instrumentDose-response mannerMeat/fishFood insecurityIncome strataDaily intakeBalanced mealsPopulation of CampinasValid toolFace validityChronbach's alphaContent expertsProgram eligibilityRepresentative sampleEradication programVaried dietSeverity levelsAlphaCity of CampinasIndependent survey samplesSimilar resultsRural areasAdapted version