Abstract
Objective: To know the sociodemographic profile and social participation of food and nutrition security counselors. Methods: Cross-sectional study conducted with members of municipal councils and the state council for food and nutrition security of Piaui, Brazil, between 2016 and 2017. A questionnaire was applied for identification of sex, age, schooling, skin color/race, and level of representation; segment and entity represented by them; time of participation in the Food and Nutrition Security National Council (CONSEA); theoretical-political training in food and nutrition security (FNS). The software Stata® was used to organize and analyze data. Variables were presented in numbers and proportions. For association between the variables, Pearson's chi-square test or Fisher's exact test was used, when appropriate, considering the tests with p-value ≤ 0.05 as statistically significant. Results: The study found 117 councilors from 16 municipalities and the (state) CONSEA. The majority were female (69.2%, n = 81), aged between 40 and 59 years (45.3%; n = 53). Moreover, 64.1% (n = 75) attained higher education, 87.2% (n = 102) worked in urban areas, and 35% (n = 41) had been working for the councils for 4 to 6 years. There was a statistically significant association (p=0.056) between participation in conferences and confidence in CONSEA's representation. Conclusion: There was a higher prevalence of female counselors, aged between 40 and 59 years, with higher education, from urban area and working for the CONSEA for 4 to 6 years. In addition, there was a high level of insecurity about CONSEA's representation associated with low participation in conferences.
Highlights
The Human Right to Adequate Food (Direito Humano à Alimentação Adequada - DHAA) is enshrined in several international treaties and documents and in several legal instruments in force in Brazil[1], and it has been incorporated in several provisions and principles of the Federal Constitution of 1988
The Organic Law of Food and Nutrition Security provides for the implementation of the Food and Nutrition Security National System (Sistema Nacional de Segurança Alimentar e Nutricional - SISAN)(3)
Through a joint travel calendar with professionals from the Interministerial Chamber of Food and Nutrition Security, State Secretariat of Social Assistance and Citizenship (CAISAN/SASC) and State Conselho Nacional de Segurança Alimentar e Nutricional (CONSEA), visits were made to the respective municipalities, with operations in 2017
Summary
The Human Right to Adequate Food (Direito Humano à Alimentação Adequada - DHAA) is enshrined in several international treaties and documents and in several legal instruments in force in Brazil[1], and it has been incorporated in several provisions and principles of the Federal Constitution of 1988 The existence of this legal framework establishes the promotion of the DHAA performance as a Brazilian political obligation and a responsibility of us all[2]. The Food and Nutrition Security National Council (Conselho Nacional de Segurança Alimentar e Nutricional - CONSEA) articulates the debate between the government and civil society, and its main task is to advise the President of the Republic on the formulation of Food and Nutrition Security policies and the definition of guidelines for the country to guarantee the Human Right to Adequate Food for all, in collaboration with other SISAN bodies[7,8]
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