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2146/2013 - Bolsa Família: food and nutrition insecurity of children under five years
Bolsa Família: insegurança alimentar e nutricional de crianças menores de cinco anos

Author:

• Flávia Monteiro - Monteiro, F. - Curitiba, PR - Universidade Federal do Paraná - <flaviam.nutricao@gmail.com>

Co-author(s):

• Suely Teresinha Schmidt - SCHMIDT, S.T. - Universidade Federal do Paraná - <suely.ufpr@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6880-0870
• Islandia Bezerra da Costa - BEZERRA, I. - Universidade Federal do Paraná - <islandiabc@gmail.com>
• Claudia Choma Bettega Almeida - Almeida, C.C.B. - Universidade Federal do Paraná - <clauchoma@ufpr.br>
• Nívea da Silva Matuda - MATUDA, N.S - Universidade Federal do Paraná - <niveam@ufpr.br>

Thematic Area:

Alimentação, Nutrição e Saúde

Abstract:

Descriptive cross-sectional study of population base conducted in Colombo town, Paraná state. The objectives were to identify the prevalence of food insecurity in beneficiary families of Bolsa Família Program and the factors related to this condition, and describe the nutritional status of children under five years. Association analyzes were performed through Fisher’s exact test. The sample included 442 families, of which 168 with under children under the age of five years old. The evaluation of food insecurity was applied Food Insecurity Brazilian Scale and the nutritional status of 199 children evaluated was determined by the indexes of height-for-age, weight-for-age and body mass-for-age index, according to the WHO reference values from 2006. The prevalence of food insecurity was 81.6%. Overweight and stunting among children coexisted. Food insecurity presented associated with height-for-age index among children younger than two years. The per capita income and debts food influenced the situation of food insecurity.

Keywords:

Food and Nutrition Security Government Programs Nutritional Status Child Income

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Monteiro, F., SCHMIDT, S.T., BEZERRA, I., Almeida, C.C.B., MATUDA, N.S. Bolsa Família: food and nutrition insecurity of children under five years. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2013/Nov). [Citado em 21/01/2025]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/bolsa-famiacutelia-food-and-nutrition-insecurity-of-children-under-five-years/14897?id=14897



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