Methodological aspects of the anthropometric assessment in the Brazilian National Survey on Child Nutrition (Enani-2019)

A Population-Based Household Survey

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ID5168635
AuthorsLuiz Antonio Dos Anjos (0000-0002-5257-6912, Universidade Federal Fluminense), Haroldo Da Silva Ferreira (0000-0002-1789-3138, Universidade Federal de Alagoas), Pedro Gomes Andrade (0000-0002-0098-6047, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro), Marcelo Bessa De Freitas (0000-0003-1737-8918, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro), Cristiano Siqueira Boccolini (0000-0002-4804-5641, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz), Elisa Maria De Aquino Lacerda (0000-0002-1830-4278, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro), Inês Rugani Ribeiro De Castro (0000-0002-7479-4400, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro), Virginia Gaissionok Mariz (0000-0001-9442-4530, Universidade Federal Fluminense), Brunilde Martins Tavares (0000-0003-0956-6484, Universidade Federal do Amazonas), Denise P Gigante (0000-0001-7309-5838, Universidade Federal de Pelotas), Gilberto Kac (0000-0001-8603-9077, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro)
Year2021
Volume37
Issue8
Pagese00293320-e00293320
Publication date2021-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCadernos de Saude Publica (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0102-311X • E-ISSN: 1678-4464
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/0102-311x00293320
PMID34495098
OpenAlexW3198368244
SCIELO_PIDS0102-311X2021000800504
LanguageEN
Citations received12
References cited9

The article presents methodological aspects of anthropometric assessment of nutritional status in children under five years of age and their biological mothers. It discusses the strategies used for training and data collection in the Brazilian National Survey on Child Nutrition (ENANI-2019). ENANI-2019 is a population-based household survey conducted in 123 municipalities in Brazil's 26 states and the Federal District. The anthropometric measurements were body mass and length/stature. The equipment was purchased according to its measurement capacity and precision, portability, and cost-benefit ratio after an extensive market search. The study used internationally established procedures described in manuals, videos, and support material developed for the study by a group of experts. The interviewers were trained to perform the anthropometric measurements and were assessed according to technical measurement error, which was considered adequate (0.30cm) for the children's length/stature measurements. Measurement errors were identified, and the interviewers were retrained when necessary. Of the 14,558 children in the sample, body mass and length/stature measurements were taken in duplicate in 13,835 and 13,693 children, respectively. The standardized methodological aspects will be helpful in future population studies and were essential for obtaining greater reliability in the data for generating current evidence on the anthropometric assessment of the nutritional status of Brazilian children under five years of age, allowing new perspectives for public policy development

Anthropometry · Data collection · Environmental health · Geography · Population · Sociology · Software portability · Statistics · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Computer Science · Demography · Indigenous Health and Education · Mathematics · Medicine · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Psychology · Gerontology

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