insecurity (FI). The objectives of this study were as follows: 1) to describe the process of
adaptation and validation of the 15-item USDA FI module, and 2) to assess its validity in the
city of Campinas. The USDA scale was translated into Portuguese and subsequently tested
for content and face validity through content expert and focus groups made up of community
members. This was followed by a quantitative validation based on a convenience (n= 125) …