Dietary patterns of children aged 6-24 months assisted by the Bolsa Família Program.

Autor: Mendes MME; Nutrition Postgraduate Program, Federal University of São Paulo, Paulista School of Medicine, Botucatu St., 740, Vila Clementino, 04023-062São Paulo, Brazil., Marçal GM; Faculty of Nutrition, Federal University of Alagoas, A.C. Simões Campus, Maceió, AL, Brazil., Rinaldi AEM; Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Uberlândia, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil., Bueno NB; Nutrition Postgraduate Program, Federal University of São Paulo, Paulista School of Medicine, Botucatu St., 740, Vila Clementino, 04023-062São Paulo, Brazil.; Faculty of Nutrition, Federal University of Alagoas, A.C. Simões Campus, Maceió, AL, Brazil., Florêncio TMMT; Nutrition Postgraduate Program, Federal University of São Paulo, Paulista School of Medicine, Botucatu St., 740, Vila Clementino, 04023-062São Paulo, Brazil.; Faculty of Nutrition, Federal University of Alagoas, A.C. Simões Campus, Maceió, AL, Brazil., Clemente APG; Faculty of Nutrition, Federal University of Alagoas, A.C. Simões Campus, Maceió, AL, Brazil.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Public health nutrition [Public Health Nutr] 2021 Oct 01, pp. 1-11. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Oct 01.
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980021004110
Abstrakt: Objective: This study aimed to verify the association between socio-economic and demographic characteristics and dietary patterns (DP) of children assisted by the Conditional Cash Transfer Program, Bolsa Família Program (BFP).
Design: This is a cross-sectional study. DP were defined using a principal component analysis. The association of the predictive variables and DP was modelled using multilevel linear regression analysis.
Setting: This study was conducted in six municipalities from the State of Alagoas, Brazil.
Participants: The participants were children aged 6-24 months who were assisted by the BFP.
Results: A total of 1604 children were evaluated. Four DP were identified (DP1, DP2, DP3 and DP4). DP1 is composed of traditional Brazilian food. DP2 is formed mostly from ultra-processed foods (UPF). DP3 consists of milk (non-breast) with added sugar, while DP4 consists of fresh and minimally processed foods. Caregivers with higher age and education (β = -0·008; (95 % CI -0·017, -0·000); β = -0·037; (95 % CI -0·056, -0·018), respectively) were negatively associated with DP2. We observed a negative association between households with food insecurity (β = -0·204; (95 % CI -0·331, -0·078)) and DP4 and a positive association between caregivers with higher age and education (β = 0·011; (95 % CI (0·003; 0·019); β = 0·043; (95 % CI 0·025, 0·061), respectively) and DP4.
Conclusion: This study identified the association between socio-economic inequities and DP early in life, with an early introduction of UPF, in children assisted by BFP in the State of Alagoas.
Databáze: MEDLINE