Gender of respondent does not affect the psychometric properties of the Brazilian Household Food Security Scale | Zendy

Michelle Hackett | Zendy; Hugo MelgarQuiñonez | Zendy; Rafael PérezEscamilla | Zendy; Ana Maria SegallCorrêa | Zendy

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Gender of respondent does not affect the psychometric properties of the Brazilian Household Food Security Scale

Author(s) -

Michelle Hackett,

Hugo MelgarQuiñonez,

Rafael PérezEscamilla,

Ana Maria SegallCorrêa

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

international journal of epidemiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406

H-Index - 208

eISSN - 1464-3685

pISSN - 0300-5771

DOI - 10.1093/ije/dyn084

Subject(s) - rasch model , respondent , differential item functioning , psychology , scale (ratio) , food security , affect (linguistics) , food insecurity , construct validity , item response theory , psychometrics , demography , developmental psychology , geography , agriculture , cartography , archaeology , communication , sociology , political science , law

Food insecurity is a major public concern that occurs when nutritional needs are not met, incorporates psychological and physiological coping mechanisms, and can range from basic concern over obtaining food to severe malnutrition. This study was performed to explore differences in female and male respondent psychometric characteristics of a locally adapted Brazilian Household Food Security Scale (Escala Brasileira de Medida da Insegurança Alimentar--EBIA).

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