| Autor: |
Pícoli RP; Faculdade de Saúde Pública, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. rpicoli@usp.br, Carandina L, Ribas DL |
| Jazyk: |
portugalština |
| Zdroj: |
Cadernos de saude publica [Cad Saude Publica] 2006 Jan; Vol. 22 (1), pp. 223-7. Date of Electronic Publication: 2006 Feb 06. |
| DOI: |
10.1590/s0102-311x2006000100025 |
| Abstrakt: |
The objective of this study was to evaluate the nutritional status of indigenous children and to determine the conditions of mother-child health. A cross-sectional study was performed with a sample of 137 children from 0 to 59 months of age from Kaiowá and Guarani indigenous communities, Caarapó Reserve, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. Interviews were carried out using a questionnaire covering the conditions of mother-child health. Nutritional evaluation was performed using anthropometric measurements (weight and height). Results showed that 19.7% of mothers had not undergone prenatal examination and 53.3% had home births. Malnutrition in children was 18.2% and 34.1% for the weight/age and height/age indexes, respectively. The proportion of children with malnutrition, when separated by sex, age and education level of the mother, did not show a significant statistical difference for both indexes. This study documented a high occurrence of infant malnutrition and a worrisome mother-child health situation. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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