The relation of cash transfer programs and food insecurity among families with preschool children living in semiarid climates in Brazil

• Main Authors: Luciano Lima Correia (Author), Hermano Alexandre Lima Rocha (Author), Álvaro Jorge Madeiro Leite (Author), Anamaria Cavalcante e Silva (Author), Jocileide Sales Campos (Author), Márcia Maria Tavares Machado (Author), Ana Cristina Lindsay (Author), Antonio José Ledo Alves da Cunha (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Instituto de Estudos em Saúde Coletiva da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, 2018-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Food insecurity has important effects on human health, particularly in children's. It continues to increase, with an estimated prevalence of 14.9% in the USA and 35% in Brazil. There have been few studies on the effect of cash transfer programs (CTPs) on the prevalence of fo...