Ecological study of the association between socioeconomic inequality and food deserts and swamps around schools in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Previous research suggests that unhealthy community food environments around schools contribute to unhealthy eating habits and negative health outcomes among the youth. However, little is known about how socioeconomic inequalities in those community food environments are associated with food deserts and food swamps across schools' neighborhoods.

Methods

An ecological study was carried out in all 3,159 public and private schools in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Three measures of socioeconomic inequality were evaluated: per capita income, segregation index and deprivation index. The community school food environment was analyzed by metrics of food swamps and food deserts.

Results

Food deserts and food swamps were simultaneously more prevalent in neighborhoods of th

SUBMITTER: Andretti B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9847189 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature