Availability of food stores around Brazilian schools

Ciencia e Saude Coletiva

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Novaes, Taiane Gonçalves¹  Mendes, Larissa Loures²  Almeida, Luciene Fátima Fernandes³  Ribeiro, Andréia Queiroz¹  Costa, Bruna Vieira de Lima²  Claro, Rafael Moreira²  Pessoa, Milene Cristine² 

[1] Universidade Federal de Viçosa;Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais;UFMG

关键词: Child health;    Adolescent health;    Schools;    Food environment;    Spatial analysis;   

DOI  :  10.1590/1413-81232022276.19372021

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Associacao Brasileira de Pos - Graduacao em Saude Coletiva

【 摘 要 】

The aim of this study was to analyze the availability of food stores in the territory of schools. Ecological study conducted in Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil, with all schools (N=42) and food stores (N=656). Data were collected through the objective evaluation of the environment, and the stores were categorized into healthy, unhealthy, mixed and supermarkets. Bivariate Ripley´s K function assessed the existence of clustering of categories of stores in the territory of schools. All the schools had at least one food store in their territory. Unhealthy stores were the most common and closest to the schools. There were more stores around private schools, offering high school education, located in the central region and in the highest per capita income tercile. The bivariate Ripley´s K function showed evidence of clustering of stores at all analyzed distances (400 to 1.5 km) with up to 3 times more establishments than would be expected if they were randomly distributed. Therefore, schoolchildren were likely exposed to unhealthy food environments, regardless of neighborhood income and location, which may contribute to inadequate food choices.

【 授权许可】

CC BY