Author:

• Ivana Loraine Lindemann - Lindemann, I.L. - Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul - Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Faculdade de Nutrição. Departamento de Nutrição Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Faculdade de Medicina. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde - <ivanaloraine@hotmail.com>

Co-author(s):

• Riceli Rodeghiero Oliveira - Oliveira, R.R - Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Curso de Nutrição - <riceli.oliveira@hotmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0733-8912
• Raul Andres Mendoza Sassi - Mendoza, R.A.M - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Faculdade de Medicina - <ramsassi@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4641-9056

Thematic Area:

Alimentação, Nutrição e Saúde

Abstract:

Cross-sectional study based on health services to assess the prevalence of perceiving difficulties in having a healthy diet, associated factors and their motives among a sample of 1,246 adults and elderly users of primary care. The prevalence of perceiving difficulties was 31.1% (95%CI 28.5-33.6) and associated factors were female gender (PR=1.69; 95%CI 1.28-2.25), adulthood (PR=1.33; 95%CI 1.11-1.59), income, with the greatest effect in the highest quintile (PR=0.63; 95%CI 0.47-0.83), a higher number of self-reported chronic diseases (PR=1.31; 95%CI 1.03-1.67), food insecurity (PR=2.28; 95%CI 1.93-2.69), not receiving food guide (PR=0.75; 95%CI 0.63 to 0.89) and not reading food labels (PR=1.42; 95%CI 1.08-1.86). Among those who had difficulties, the reasons mentioned were high cost of foods considered healthy (57.6%), insufficient willpower (49.4%), need to give up foods considered unhealthy (41.6%), lack of time (35.7%) and insufficient knowledge (31.3%). The results show the importance of knowledge of health professionals about the difficulties of users and the consequent need for adequacy of actions to promote healthy eating in order to avoid standard procedures.

Keywords:

Primary Health Care Health Promotion Nutrition Public Health Feeding Behavior

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