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1030/2009 - Bolsa Família Program and child nutritional status: strategic challenges
PROGRAMA BOLSA FAMÍLIA E ESTADO NUTRICIONAL INFANTIL: DESAFIOS ESTRATÉGICOS

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• Fabiana de Cássia Carvalho Oliveira - Oliveira, F. C. C. - Viçosa, Minas Gerais - Universidade Federal de Viçosa - <fadcco@gmail.com>

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Abstract:

Anemia and malnutrition, main nutritional deficiencies during childhood, are mostly related to socio-economical factors. Thus, due to represents the main politic to fight the poverty, it is expected that the Bolsa Família Program (BFP) promotes an impact on nutritional status. The aim was to analyze the differences in the nutritional situation of children enrolled in the BFP of a municipality located in the Zona da Mata Mineira. Were evaluated 446 children in age range from 6 to 84 months, while 262 were non-beneficiaries and 184 beneficiaries. The nutritional evaluation included the analysis of the parameters weight and height, through indexes weight/age, weight/height, height/age and Body Mass Index/age, and the hemoglobin levels, using the Hemocue. The prevalence of anemia, short stature and obesity were 22,6, 6,3 and 5,2%, respectively, while there were no statistic differences between beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries. The beneficiary group initially had worse socio-economical conditions, but it managed to financially match up the NBF group. It is possible that the similarity between the two groups, also in the nutritional status, can be attributed to the program benefits, due to the financial funding as well as to the nutritional monitoring required as a conditionality of the program. MALNUTRITION, ANEMIA, INCOME, POVERTY

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Oliveira, F. C. C.. Bolsa Família Program and child nutritional status: strategic challenges. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2010/Jan). [Citado em 15/05/2025]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/bolsa-famiacutelia-program-and-child-nutritional-status-strategic-challenges/4933?id=4933



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