Saúde e nutrição de crianças indígenas Terena, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5773584 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dulce Lopes Barboza Ribas (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Publication date | 2020-03-27 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | THESIS |
| Publisher | Universidade de São Paulo. Agência de Bibliotecas e Coleções Digitais (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.11606/t.6.2020.tde-27032020-120205 |
| OpenAlex | W3023105347 |
| Language | PT |
| References cited | 4 |
Purpose: Increasing the opportunities to examine and develop social and biological indicators for indigenous populations is currently a pressing need.In order to meet this demand, the present study was carried out for assessing the health and nutrition status ofTerena indigenous children, including the description ofthe socioeconomic, demographic and environmental conditions.Methods: The study sample was composed of354 children from O to 59 months ofage, correponding to 98,9% ofthe population younger than tive.Weight, height and arm circunference were measured for the nutritional assessment.The twenty-four-hour food recall was used to avaliate the food intake and diet composition in macro and micronutrients.Results: Socioeconomic and environmental conditions were precarious, with significant differences depending on the location of the households.Data has revealed a low levei of utilization of matemal-infant health care services.Families receiving these benefits where mainly those with easier access to them and not the ones subjected to higher risks.Diarrhea and respiratory infections were the leading causes of hospital admissions.Breastfeeding was highly frequent, it is an strong cultural component that acts favourably.Food intake was characterized by the monotony ofthe diet, with insufficient energy and nutrient inputs.The observed nutritional deficits are lower than the Brazilian population as a whole.Conclusions: Results revealed the presence of nutritional deficits in indigenous children, which are a direct result of poverty compouded by unfavorable environmental, and socioeconomic conditions, and by continuai dietary deficiencies
Geography · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Indigenous Health and Education · Medicine
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |