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The research aims to assess the psychometric behavior of the Brazilian Food Insecurity Scale (EBIA) and its relationship with socioeconomic levels and food consumption in vulnerable women.

March 28, 2026Discover Public HealthOpen Access

Psychometric behavior of the Brazilian food insecurity scale applied repeatedly to socio-economically vulnerable women

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RLRafaela Lira Formiga Cavalcanti de Lima RVRodrigo Pinheiro de Toledo Vianna PPPoliana de Araújo Palmeira

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Short cohort study evaluates food insecurity in socio-economically vulnerable women, indicating strong scale reliability and socio-economic links.

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The research aims to assess the psychometric behavior of the Brazilian Food Insecurity Scale (EBIA) and its relationship with socioeconomic levels and food consumption in vulnerable women.
Conducted a short prospective cohort study over three months.
Collected data from 181 socio-economically vulnerable women at 10 Family Basic Health Units.
Administered the 8-item EBIA scale in three interviews to measure food insecurity and demographics.
Demonstrated high internal consistency of the EBIA scale (Cronbach’s alpha > 0.85).
Found a high prevalence of food insecurity among the participants.
Identified a dose-response relationship between food insecurity and socioeconomic factors, such as family income and food consumption.

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Lima et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69c772938bbfbc51511e31cd https://doi.org/10.1186/s12982-026-01711-w

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Short cohort study evaluates food insecurity in socio-economically vulnerable women, indicating strong scale reliability and socio-economic links.

Psychometric behavior of the Brazilian food insecurity scale applied repeatedly to socio-economically vulnerable women

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Psychometric behavior of the Brazilian food insecurity scale applied repeatedly to socio-economically vulnerable women

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