Task: Answer Verification
Input (English): Question: Does gender of respondent affect the psychometric properties of the Brazilian Household Food Security Scale?
Answer: This research demonstrates that the psychometric properties of the EBIA are not affected by respondent gender in Brazil. The results of this study support the validity of the proposed scale, suggesting that the scale will provide accurate information regardless of respondent gender for governments, researchers and agencies concerned with reducing epidemic levels of food insecurity and the resulting health disparities.
Output (English): no