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The food environment of Brazilian public and private schools

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ID5168960
AuthorsAriene Silva Do Carmo (0000-0002-3421-9495, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais), Maíra Macário De Assis (Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais), Cristiane De Freitas Cunha, Cristiane De Freitas Cunha Grillo (0000-0003-2216-7904, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais), Tatiana Resende Prado Rangel De Oliveira (0000-0002-2487-6379, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais), Larissa Loures Mendes (0000-0002-0031-3862)
Year2018
Volume34
Issue12
Pagese00014918-e00014918
Publication date2018-11-29
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCadernos de Saude Publica (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0102-311X • E-ISSN: 1678-4464
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/0102-311x00014918
PMID30517312
OpenAlexW2903081725
SCIELO_PIDS0102-311X2018001205008
LanguageEN
Citations received31
References cited19

This study's aim was to characterize the food environment of Brazilian public and private schools. This was a national school-based cross-sectional study with 1,247 schools - among which 81.09% were public and 18.91% were private - in 124 Brazilian municipalities. The data originated from the Questionnaire on Aspects of the School Environment, used in the Study of Cardiovascular Risk in Adolescents (ERICA) in 2013 and 2014. Data analysis was conducted in 2017. The chi-square test was used to compare proportions. A greater proportion of public schools offered school meals (98.15%) in comparison to private schools (8.07%) (p 0.05). These findings reveal the predominance of obesogenic environments mainly in private schools, and can contribute to the design of Brazilian public policies to promote a healthy school food environment

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Unique citing works31
Citations per year5,17
Citation span2020 - 2026 (7)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 27

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