Abstract:Results of surveys conducted with the Brazilian Food Insecurity Scale (EBIA), which was adapted from the U.S. measure and validated for Brazil in 2004, indicate that income alone does not explain the severity of food insecurity (FI), pointing to other factors interacting at the household (HH) level. This interpretive study employed mixed methods with the objective of elaborating a theoretical framework, grounded in people's experiences with FI at the HH level, to describe the strategies families use to guarant… Show more
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