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0436/2018 - Malnutrition and associated factors among maroon children under 60 months of age in two cities of the State of Maranhão.
Desnutrição e fatores associados em crianças quilombolas menores de 60 meses em dois municípios do Estado do Maranhão.

Author:

• Victor Nogueira da Cruz Silveira - Silveira, V.N.C - <victorncsilveira@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5271-7412

Co-author(s):

• Luana Lopes Padilha - Padilha, L.L - <luanapadilha13@hotmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7162-2726
• Maria Tereza Borges Araújo Frota - Frota, M. T. B. A - <mariaterezafrota@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6889-5785


Abstract:

Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of malnutrition in children under 60 months of age living in quilombos remnant communities of two municipalities in the state of Maranhão and their associated factors. Methods: A cross-sectional study with a sample of 372 children performed in August 2015. Socioeconomic, demographic, maternal and child information were collected. The anthropometry followed the one proposed by the World Health Organization. The stature indexes for age and weight for height were calculated using Anthro software version 3.2.2. Poisson regression was performed with robust variance for the association of malnutrition with the studied variables, using Stata software version 14.0. Results: Child malnutrition was elevated by height-for-age (15.1%) and weight-for-height (7%). Children whose mothers had short stature (

Keywords:

Preschoolers; Child nutrition disorders; Blacks.

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Silveira, V.N.C, Padilha, L.L, Frota, M. T. B. A. Malnutrition and associated factors among maroon children under 60 months of age in two cities of the State of Maranhão.. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2018/Oct). [Citado em 24/06/2025]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/malnutrition-and-associated-factors-among-maroon-children-under-60-months-of-age-in-two-cities-of-the-state-of-maranhao/16969?id=16969



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