Segurança alimentar e nutricional e qualidade de vida de indivíduos residentes no município de Cuité, Paraíba.

Abstract

Food and Nutrition Security (FNS) is established as a right of every citizen to have regular and permanent access to food, in sufficient quantity without compromising access to other’s basic human needs. The Food and Nutrition Insecurity (FNI) can be seen in levels of intensity: Mild, Moderate and Severe and it’s present in the residences when there isn’t the compliance of this law and this condition can adversely affect the families’ quality of life or any member’s. As also, it’s a risk factor for health. The aim of this study is to evaluate the home food and nutrition security and the family members’ quality of life in the city of Cuité/PB. This is a quantitative research with 323 families, where the assessment of food and nutrition security was given by the Brazilian Food Insecurity Scale and the quality of life by WHOQOL-bref inquiry. The quality of life (QOL) was evaluated by an average score for each domain, as well as classified in Low and Good quality of life. For data analysis was used the SPSS software. It was made a descriptive analysis and Chi-square test (p<0,05). The most were female, between 20-59 years and they had complete or incomplete elementary school and had an income above the poverty line. There’s a prevalence of FNS in the study population which is 62,2% and 37,8% FNI. The score that has better average quality of life refers to the domain of social relations, 72,24 and is closer to the good quality of life. The low quality of life is present in the Physical, Psychological and Environment domains, 54,86; 56,84 and 58,20, respectively. The ratio of FNS and quality of life was observed that there is a higher prevalence of Good QOL among families classified in FNS compared to FNI. As the intensity of FNI increases, the quality of life is lower, the significant prevalence are the psychological domain (p<0,001), environment (p<0,000) and social relations (p<0,018). In this sense, food practices should be designed with greater attention to the social needs of the individual and thus reduce inequity in health and ensuring better quality of life. Seeking to promote the completeness, intersectionality, equity and social participation, as well as designate debates about food policies, social, economic and health actions.