Time trends and social inequalities in child malnutrition

Nationwide estimates from Brazil’s food and nutrition surveillance system, 2009–2017

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ID15096394
AutoresRita De Cássia Ribeiro-Silva (0000-0002-8387-9254, Universidade Federal da Bahia, autor correspondente), Natanael De Jesus Silva (0000-0003-3002-1032, Knowledge Integration (United Kingdom)), Mariana Santos Felisbino-Mendes (0000-0001-5321-5708, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais), Ila Rocha Falcão (0000-0001-6961-3858, Knowledge Integration (United Kingdom)), Rafaella Da Costa Santin (0000-0003-3766-5893), Rafaella da Costa Santin de Andrade (Ministério da Saúde), Sara Araújo Da Silva (0000-0002-2605-378X, Ministério da Saúde), Eduardo Augusto Fernandes Nilson (0000-0002-2650-4878, Ministério da Saúde), Ana Maria Spaniol (0000-0003-4017-9597, Ministério da Saúde), Rosemeire L Fiaccone (0000-0001-5439-1551, Universidade Federal da Bahia), Enny S Paixão (0000-0002-4797-908X, Knowledge Integration (United Kingdom)), Enny Paixão, Maria Yury Travassos Ichihara (0000-0001-8590-6212, Knowledge Integration (United Kingdom)), Gustavo Velasquez-Melendez (0000-0001-8349-5042, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais), Maurício Lima Barreto (0000-0002-0215-4930, Universidade Federal da Bahia)
Ano2022
Volume25
Fascículo12
Páginas3366-3376
Data de publicação2022-12-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoPublic Health Nutrition (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1368-9800 • E-ISSN: 1475-2727
EditoraCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s1368980021004882
PMID34915949
OpenAlexW4200465638
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas3
Referências citadas31

Objective: In Brazil, national estimates of childhood malnutrition have not been updated since 2006. The use of health information systems is an important complementary data source for analysing time trends on health and nutrition. This study aimed to examine temporal trends and socio-demographic inequalities in the prevalence of malnutrition in children attending primary health care services between 2009 and 2017. Design: Time trends study based on data from Brazil’s Food and Nutrition Surveillance System. Malnutrition prevalence (stunting, wasting, overweight and double burden) was annually estimated by socio-demographic variables. Prais–Winsten regression models were used to analyse time trends. Annual percent change (APC) and 95 % CI were calculated. Setting: Primary health care services, Brazil. Participants: Children under 5 years old. Results: In total, 15,239,753 children were included. An increase in the prevalence of overweight (APC = 3·4 %; P = 0·015) and a decline in the prevalence of wasting (–6·2 %; P = 0·002) were observed. The prevalence of stunting (–3·2 %, P = 0·359) and double burden (–1·4 %, P = 0·630) had discrete and non-significant reductions. Despite the significant reduction in the prevalence of undernutrition among children in the most vulnerable subgroups (black, conditional cash transfer’s recipients and residents of poorest and less developed areas), high prevalence of stunting and wasting persist alongside a disproportionate increase in the prevalence of overweight in these groups. Conclusions: The observed pattern in stunting (high and persistent prevalence) and increase in overweight elucidate setbacks in advances already observed in previous periods and stresses the need for social and political strategies to address multiple forms of malnutrition

Double burden · Environmental health · Malnutrition · Obesity · Overweight · Public health · Wasting · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Demography · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Medicine · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Pediatrics