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

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 766-774

  Hackett, Michelle ^a   Melgar Quiñonez, Hugo ^a   Pérez Escamilla, Rafael ^b   Segall Corrêa, Ana Maria ^c  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Food security; Gender; Rasch model; US Household Food Security Module

Indexed keywords

DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIDEMIC; FOOD SECURITY; GENDER RELATIONS; HEALTH STATUS; MALNUTRITION; MODELING; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; BRAZILIAN HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY SCALE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; FOOD SECURITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RASCH ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; VALIDITY;

ADULT; BRAZIL; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 48349143143     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyn084     Document Type: Article

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