Feeding practice among children under 24 months in the semi-arid area of Paraíba, Brazil

• Autor(a) principal: PALMEIRA, Poliana de Araújo
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: SANTOS, Sandra Maria Chaves dos, VIANNA, Rodrigo Pinheiro de Toledo
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista de Nutrição
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.puc-campinas.edu.br/nutricao/article/view/9639
• topic: Food consumption; Maternal and child health; Food security; Consumo de alimentos; Saúde materno-infantil; Segurança alimentar e nutricional

ObjectiveExamine the feeding practices among children under 24 months in the State of Paraíba, Brazil.MethodsA cross-sectional study conducted in 14 municipalities identified as the poorest of the state; 539 households composed of at least one child between the ages of 0 and 23.9 months were investigated. A 24-hour recall was conducted with the mothers regarding food consumed by their children. The analytic model took into account established recommendations for appropriate child feeding practices for three age groups: 0-5.9 months; 6-12 months; 12-24 months.ResultsChildren between 0-5.9 months: there is a high percentage of weaning (20.7%) and low prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding (30.5 %); children from 6-11.9 months: 45.2% of children were still breastfeeding, but only 21.7% of children between 6 and 9.9 months showed a timely complementary feeding; children between 12-23.9 months: the prevalence of weaning was 64.2%. Feeding practices were characterized by high consumption of milk-based food and low consumption of food sources of iron.ConclusionChild feeding practices in the population studied were far from the recommendations for each stratum, indicating oa risk for the food and nutritional security of this population.