Characteristics of dietary intake, socioeconomic environment and nutritional status of preschoolers at public kindergartens

• Autor(a) principal: Gontijo de CASTRO, Teresa
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: Farias de NOVAES, Juliana, SILVA, Márcia Regina, Brunoro COSTA, Neuza Maria, Castro FRANCESCHINI, Sylvia do Carmo, Araújo TINÔCO, Adelson Luiz, da Glória LEAL, Paulo Fernando
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista de Nutrição
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.puc-campinas.edu.br/nutricao/article/view/9833
• topic: anemia; iron-deficiency; dietary intake; child nutrition disorders; nutritional status; socioeconomic; child; preschool; anemia ferropriva; consumo alimentar; desnutrição infantil; estado nutricional; socioeconômico; pré-escolar

bjectiveTo evaluate the dietary intake, the socioeconomic environment, the frequency of iron deficiency anemia, andthe preschoolers’ nutritional status.MethodsThe evaluated population consisted of 89 children aged 24 to 72 months, who were assisted at the publicnursery schools in Viçosa, MG, Brazil. Evaluation was performed for hemoglobin level, body weight, stature,parasites’ presence and dietary intake of the children, as well as for their families’ biological and socioeconomicprofiles.ResultsThe group’s nutritional status was considered satisfactory, and anemia prevalence was relatively low (11.2%).This profile may be justified by the adequate conditions of sanitation, reasonable level of parents’ schooling,low numbers of children per family, and absence of parasites involved in the anemia genesis. No associationwas observed between iron-deficiency anemia and malnutrition, neither parasitosis.ConclusionAlthough some bio-socioeconomic factors showed favorable nutritional state and low anemia prevalence, itwas observed, however, that the families’ insufficient income per capita and their deficient diet will probablylead this group of children to a worse health status.