Analysis of socioeconomic gradients in the development of children aged 0–3 years in Fortaleza, Northeastern Brazil

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ID16780495
AuthorsFlorencia López Bóo (0000-0002-4853-2335, Inter-American Development Bank), Mayaris Cubides Mateus (Inter-American Development Bank), Suzanne Duryea (0000-0001-6470-7126, Albemarle (United States))
Year2018
Volume52
Pages84
Publication date2018-11-14
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueRevista de Saúde Pública (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0034-8910 • E-ISSN: 0034-8910
PublisherUniversidade de Sao Paulo, Agencia USP de Gestao da Informacao Academica (AGUIA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.11606/s1518-8787.2018052000525
PMID30328889
OpenAlexW2896584419
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited6

OBJECTIVE: To identify the socioeconomic gradients in the measures of development and wellbeing of children under three years of age in Fortaleza, Northeastern Brazil. METHODS: We compiled information using a socioeconomic survey instrument, collecting anthropometric measurements, observing the home environment, and applying the Denver Test II to 2,755 children aged between zero and 28 months who are potential beneficiaries of the Cresça com Seu Filho program in Fortaleza. These children were randomly selected from a universe identified from the administrative record of the Cadastro Único of the Ministry of Social Development of Brazil. For the analysis, we reported descriptive statistics, Pearson correlations, and mean differences. RESULTS: Rates of chronic malnutrition and overweight were 7.0%. The results of the Denver II test indicated that personal social (23%) and language (20%) are the domains in which children have the highest developmental delay, when compared with the international reference sample. Parental practices measured by two sub-scales of the Home Observation of the Environment Inventory were poor, with only 14.0% of families having two or more books in the home and 35.0% of the households reporting having spanked their child in the past three days. CONCLUSIONS: We identified clear socioeconomic gradients in the anthropometric indicators, parenting practices, and the Denver Test II (especially in the language domain). Children from poorer households, as well as children of mothers with lower education levels, perform poorly on most measures

Anthropometry · Christian ministry · Descriptive statistics · Geography · Malnutrition · Obesity · Overweight · Political science · Population · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Statistics · Test (biology) · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Demography · Health Education and Validation · Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare · Medicine · Psychology · Gerontology

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