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Neighborhood socioeconomic characteristics and differences in the availability of healthy food stores and restaurants in Sao Paulo, Brazil
Health & place, v 23, pp 39-47
01 Sep 2013
PMID: 23747923
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Abstract
Differential access to healthy foods has been hypothesized to contribute to health disparities, but evidence from low and middle-income countries is still scarce. This study examines whether the access of healthy foods varies across store types and neighborhoods of different socioeconomic statuses (SES) in a large Brazilian city. A cross-sectional study was conducted in 2010-2011 across 52 census tracts. Healthy food access was measured by a comprehensive in-store data collection, summarized into two indexes developed for retail food stores (HFSI) and restaurants (HMRI). Descriptive analyses and multilevel models were used to examine associations of store type and neighborhood SES with healthy food access. Fast food restaurants were more likely to be located in low SES neighborhoods whereas supermarkets and full service restaurants were more likely to be found in higher SES neighborhoods. Multilevel analyses showed that both store type and neighborhood SES were independently associated with in-store food measures. We found differences in the availability of healthy food stores and restaurants in Sao Paulo city favoring middle and high SES neighborhoods. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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- Title
- Neighborhood socioeconomic characteristics and differences in the availability of healthy food stores and restaurants in Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Creators
- Ana Clara Duran - University of Sao PauloAna V. Diez Roux - Center for Social Epidemiology and Population Health, Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, 1415 Washington Heights Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2029, USAMaria do Rosario D. O. Latorre - University of Sao PauloPatricia Constante Jaime - University of Sao Paulo
- Publication Details
- Health & place, v 23, pp 39-47
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Number of pages
- 9
- Grant note
- 4180-11-9 / Coordenadoria de ApoioaoCoordenacao de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior (CAPES); Coordenacao de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior (CAPES) 2009/17517-0 / FAPESP; Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo (FAPESP) R03 5R03 TW008105 / Fogarty Brazil 2009/02279-7 / Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo (FAPESP) 559517/2010-6; 476881/2010-2 / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPq); Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPQ) R03TW008105 / FOGARTY INTERNATIONAL CENTER; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH Fogarty International Center (FIC)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Urban Health Collaborative; Drexel University
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000324036800006
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84878777076
- Other Identifier
- 991020112024904721
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