Use of a predictive model for food insecurity estimates in Brazil

Use of a predictive model for food insecurity estimates in Brazil

In 2004 the National Household Survey (Pesquisa Nacional por Amostras de Domicílios - PNAD) estimated the prevalence of food and nutrition insecurity in Brazil. However, PNAD data cannot be disaggregated at the municipal level. The objective of this study was to build a statistical model to predict...

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Main Authors: Muriel Bauermann Gubert, Maria Helena D’Aquino Benício, Joseane Padilha da Silva, Tereza Etsuko da Costa Rosa, Soane Mota dos Santos, Leonor Maria Pacheco dos Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedad Latinoamericana de Nutrición
Series:Archivos Latinoamericanos de Nutrición
Subjects:
predictive statistical model
severe food insecurity
municipalities
Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.ve/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-06222010000200002&lng=en&tlng=en

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