Novoa-Sanzana, StephanieMoya-Osorio, JoséMorejón Terán, YadiraRíos-Castillo, IsraelBecerra Granados, Luis MiguelPrada Gómez, GloriaRamos de Ixtacuy, MónicaFernández Condori, Roxana CarlaNessier, María CelesteGuerrero Gómez, AnaGonzález-Céspedes, LauraNava-González, Edna J.Pérez Ocampo, LuisaCastillo-Albarracín, Adriana NathalyDurán-Agüero, Samuel2025-01-212025-01-212024Novoa-Sanzana S, Moya-Osorio J, Morejón Terán Y, Ríos-Castillo I, Becerra Granados LM, Prada Gómez G, et al. Food insecurity and sociodemographic factors in Latin America during the COVID-19 pandemic. Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2024;48:e21. https://doi.org/10.26633/RPSP.2024.21https://hdl.handle.net/11447/9686Objective. To understand the association of food insecurity with sociodemographic factors in a sample population in Latin America during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods. This was a multicenter cross-sectional study conducted in 10 countries in Latin America using an online survey through various digital platforms from October 14, 2020 to February 15, 2021. Statistical analysis of data was performed by applying descriptive statistics, chi-square test, and logistic regression analysis. Results. Of a total of 6 357 surveys, 58.2% of respondents experienced food security, 29.3% were slightly food insecure, 9.2% were moderately food insecure, and 3.3% were severely food insecure. Concerning the association food insecurity and sociodemographic variables, there is a significant association in the variables studied, including area of residence, education level, occupation, number of persons in the household, house hold with children younger than 10 years of age, and socioeconomic level. Conclusions. These findings indicate that sociodemographic factors associated with food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic in Latin America were rural residence; complete and incomplete basic and secondary schooling; occupation (homemaker, unemployed, and self-employed); low, medium-low, and medium socioeconomic level; household with more than four persons; and household with children younger than 10 years of age.10 p.enFood insecurityCOVID-19Sociodemographic factorsLatin AmericaArticlehttps://doi.org/10.26633/RPSP.2024.21