Racism and food insecurity : misfortunes of a Quilombola community in the Brazilian Legal Amazon

This study examined food insecurity in the Quilombola community of Imbiral Cabeça-Branca, in Maranhão, Brazil, during the COVID-19 pandemic. A cross-sectional study was conducted in the last quarter of 2021 with 25 household heads from the community. Most participants were women (52.0%) with low schooling and were unemployed (68.0%), and 76.0% received a Federal Emergency Aid. The mean household density was four people, and houses were predominantly made of rammed earth, lacking basic sanitation. The consumed water came from artesian wells, and most houses had electricity. Food insecurity was identified in all households, with 12.0% classified as mild, 24.0% as moderate, and 64.0% as severe. The severe form was more common in households headed by single men (75%), older adults, less-educated individuals (78.7%), and the unemployed (64.7%). Food insecurity in the Quilombola community and other similar communities in the country results from substandard living conditions, unemployment, food deprivation, and lack of land titling. These factors also contribute to the perpetuation of institutional and environmental racism faced by these communities.

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E-Artikel

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2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:29

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Ciencia & saude coletiva - 29(2024), 3 vom: 07. März, Seite e16672023

Sprache:

Portugiesisch

Weiterer Titel:

Racismo e insegurança alimentar: mazelas de uma comunidade quilombola da Amazônia legal brasileira

Beteiligte Personen:

Câmara, João Henrique Rabelo [VerfasserIn]
Varga, István Van Deursen [VerfasserIn]
Frota, Maria Tereza Borges Araújo [VerfasserIn]
Silva, Hilton Pereira da [VerfasserIn]

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Date Completed 08.03.2024

Date Revised 08.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1590/1413-81232024293.16672023

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369414160