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OBJETIVO: Validar una versión de la Escala de Seguridad Alimentaria (FSS) en comunidades de la Sierra de Manatlán, Jalisco. MATERIAL Y MÉTODOS: Usando grupos focales se modificó la FSS. Posteriormente se aplicó una encuesta a mujeres con niños preescolares. La FSS se validó correlacionándola con el inventario de alimentos del hogar y con la variedad de dieta de la entrevistada. La encuesta incluyó un cuestionario socio-económico. RESULTADOS: El 44 por ciento de los hogares indicaron inseguridad alimentaria leve, 33 por ciento hambre moderada y 19.7 por ciento hambre severa. La inseguridad alimentaria estuvo inversamente correlacionada con el inventario de alimentos (r=-0.36**), alimentos de origen animal (r=-0.28**), lácteos (r=-0.25**), alimentos procesados (r=-0.37**), frutas (r=-0.21*) y verduras (r=-0.28**); *p<0.05, **p< 0.01. La inseguridad alimentaria estuvo asociada a la baja variedad de dieta (r=-0.23; p=0.02). Estas asociaciones se mantuvieron en modelos multivariados. CONCLUSIONES: La FSS es un instrumento útil para vigilar la inseguridad alimentaria en zonas rurales de Jalisco.
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Adulto , Feminino , Humanos , Abastecimento de Alimentos/estatística & dados numéricos , México , Inquéritos e QuestionáriosRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: To validate a version of the Food Security Scale (FSS) in communities located in Sierra de Manantlán, Jalisco. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Using focus groups, the FSS was modified to fit the Mexican context. Subsequently, a survey was applied to women with pre-school aged children. The FSS was validated in correlation with a household food inventory and the dietary variety of the individual being interviewed. The interview also included a socioeconomic questionnaire. RESULTS: Forty-four percent of the households reported mild food insecurity, 33% reported moderate hunger and 19.7% reported severe hunger. Food insecurity was significantly and inversely correlated with the number of food items in the household (r=-0.36**), animal source foods (r=-0.28**), dairy products (r=-0.25*), processed foods (r=-0.37**), fruits (r=-0.21*), and vegetables (r=-0.28**); *p<0.05, **p< 0.01. Food insecurity was also associated with low dietary variety (r=-0.23, p=0.02). These associations were maintained in multivariate models. CONCLUSIONS: The FSS is a useful tool for monitoring food insecurity in rural regions of Jalisco.