(In)segurança alimentar e nutricional tem relação com identidade de gênero?

Abstract

Food and nutritional insecurity can affect anyone, but there are more vulnerable groups. The objective of the article was to analyze whether there is a relationship between food and nutritional insecurity and gender identity in a public university. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 1,336 students between November and December 2020. An online questionnaire was used to obtain answers about socioeconomic and demographic information, health status, weight, and height. To assess food security, the short version of the Brazilian Food and Nutritional Insecurity Scale (EBIA) was applied. The statistical analysis was performed with the Chi-square test. The results show that 68.8% of students with transgender and non-binary identification were food insecure during the COVID-19 pandemic, compared to 42.0% cisgender students, indicating a relationship between food insecurity and gender identity. It is emphasizes the importance of more studies with this population for the elaboration of effective public policies.