Mundo-Rosas Verónica, Shamah-Levy Teresa, Rivera-Dommarco Juan A
Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, México.
Salud Publica Mex. 2013;55 Suppl 2:S206-13.
To estimate the proportion of Mexican households in food insecurity (FI) and their distribution in relation to nutrition and socioeconomic conditions.
We evaluated information from 40 809 households. FI was measured using a harmonized version for Mexico of the Latin American and Caribbean food Security Scale. Households were classified according to the level of food insecurity as follows: Food security, mild, moderate and severe FI. We describe the distribution of FI according to some household socioeconomic variables.
Nationally, 28.2% of households had moderate or severe FI. Rural, indigenous ethnicity and household deprivation were risk factors moderate to severe FI (35.4, 42.2 and 45.9%, respectively). Severe FI was also associated with lower children height and weight.
Multi-sectorial actions are needed to address the basic needs of households with moderate and severe FI.
评估墨西哥粮食不安全（FI）家庭的比例及其在营养和社会经济状况方面的分布情况。
我们评估了40809户家庭的信息。使用拉丁美洲和加勒比粮食安全量表墨西哥协调版来衡量粮食不安全状况。家庭根据粮食不安全程度分类如下：粮食安全、轻度、中度和重度粮食不安全。我们根据一些家庭社会经济变量描述了粮食不安全的分布情况。
在全国范围内，28.2%的家庭存在中度或重度粮食不安全。农村、原住民种族和家庭贫困是中度至重度粮食不安全的风险因素（分别为35.4%、42.2%和45.9%）。重度粮食不安全还与儿童身高和体重较低有关。
需要采取多部门行动来满足中度和重度粮食不安全家庭的基本需求。
