Nutritional status of children with congenital microcephaly transmitted by Zika Virus

• Autor(a) principal: Oliveira, Jaciele Thalia Souza Oliveira Thalia
• Data de Publicação: 2024
• Outros Autores: Silva, Isabelle Nadine Ribeiro Lacerda Silva Ribeiro, Silva, Nathália Roberta Ribeiro Lacerda Silva Ribeiro, Oliveira, Flávia Gabrielle Pereira de Oliveira Gabrielle
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Baiana de Saúde Pública (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://rbsp.sesab.ba.gov.br/index.php/rbsp/article/view/3015
• topic: vírus Zika; crianças; microcefalia; consumo alimentar; estado nutricional; Estado Nutricional; Microcefalia; Zika-Vírus; Zika virus; children; microcephaly; food consumption; nutritional status; virus Zika; niños; microcefalia; consumo de alimentos; estado nutricional

Microcephaly is an untreated condition that leads to sensory, cognitive, motor, auditory and visual changes and can be acquired through congenital infection by the Zika Virus. Hence, this study evaluates the nutritional status, food consumption and socioeconomic factors that affect the nutrition of children with microcephaly transmitted by Zika Virus infection. A descriptive, cross-sectional field research was conducted with ten children aged 2 to 3 years. Nutritional status was assessed using a digital scale and measuring tape. Questionnaires on food consumption and socioeconomic conditions were answered by the children’s caregivers. The results found presented the following inadequacies: 60% in height for age, 50% in weight for age, and 40% in weight for height. Regarding nutrition, 70% of the children had inadequate nutrition and 60% lived under risky socioeconomic conditions. Given these findings, the factors researched can be linked with a delay in child development. Therefore, microcephaly associated with inadequate nutrition and low social status can worsen nutritional status.