2025
Validation of a food security experience scale among indigenous populations in Brazil
Segall-Corrêa A, Luz V, do Amaral Azevedo M, Ferreira B, Emperaire L, Gruppi D, Marín-Leon L, Licio J, Pérez-Escamilla R. Validation of a food security experience scale among indigenous populations in Brazil. International Journal For Equity In Health 2025, 24: 175. PMID: 40517230, PMCID: PMC12167585, DOI: 10.1186/s12939-025-02515-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere food insecurityFood insecurityIndigenous populationGood/very good healthPoor health statusIndigenous householdsPsychometrically valid scaleIndigenous organizationsIndigenous peoplesNutrition insecurityHealth statusRural communitiesGood healthHouseholdsBivariate analysisInsecurityNutrition securityLinguistic diversityRasch modelUrban areasIncomeMeasurement scaleExperiences ScaleMethodsA totalMitigate food
2018
The Brazilian food security scale for indigenous Guarani households: Development and validation
Segall-Corrêa A, Marín-Leon L, do Amaral Azevedo M, Ferreira M, Gruppi D, Camargo D, de Toledo Vianna R, Pérez-Escamilla R. The Brazilian food security scale for indigenous Guarani households: Development and validation. Food Security 2018, 10: 1547-1559. DOI: 10.1007/s12571-018-0847-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFood Security ScaleDiverse indigenous groupsSecurity ScaleGuarani peopleIndigenous communitiesSocial indicatorsIndigenous peoplesIndigenous groupsGuarani communitiesMixed-methods studyScale's external validityEthnic groupsQualitative phaseFull consultationHouseholdsPeopleCommunityExternal validitySao PauloPartnershipCountriesScale itemsVillagesResponse optionsRepresentatives
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