Author:

• Monica da Silva-Nunes - da Silva-Nunes, Monica - Universidade Federal do Acre, Centro de Ciencias da Saude e do Desporto - <msnunes1@yahoo.com.br>

Co-author(s):

• Saulo Augusto Silva Mantovani - Mantovani, Saulo Augusto Silva - Federal University of Acre, Health Sciences Center - <sauloaugustomantovani@hotmail.com>
• Alanderson Alves Ramalho - Ramalho, Alanderson Alves - Federal University of Acre, Health Sciences Center - <alandersonalves@hotmail.com>
• Thasciany Moraes Pereira - Pereira, Thasciany Moraes - Federal University of Acre, Health Sciences Center - <thascy_moraes@hotmail.com>
• Fernando Luiz Cunha Castelo Branco - Branco, Fernando Luiz Cunha Castelo - Federal University of Acre, Health Sciences Center - <flccbranco@uol.com.br>
• Humberto Oliart-Guzman - Oliart-Guzman, Humberto - Federal University of Acre, Health Sciences Center - <hosoliart@hotmail.com>
• Breno Matos Delfino - Delfino, Breno Matos - Federal University of Acre, Health Sciences Center - <brenomd_@hotmail.com>
• Athos Muniz Braña - Braña, Athos Muniz - Federal University of Acre, Health Sciences Center - <athosbrana@hotmail.com>
• Antonio Camargo Martins - Martins, Antonio Camargo - Federal University of Acre, Health Sciences Center - <antonio_camargo@hotmail>
• Jose Alcantara Filgueira Junior - Filgueira Junior, Jose Alcantara - Federal University of Acre, Health Sciences Center - <alcant_junior@hotmail.com>
• Ana Paula Santos - Santos, Ana Paula - Federal University of Acre, Health Sciences Center - <aps_anna@hotmail.com>
• Rhanderson Gardinali Campos - Campos, Rhanderson Gardinali - Federal University of Acre, Health Sciences Center - <doutorhanderson@hotmail.com>
• Andreia Silva Guimaraes - Guimaraes, Andreia Silva - Federal University of Acre, Health Sciences Center - <andreia_ufac@yahoo.com.br>
• Thiago Santos Araujo - Araujo, Thiago Santos - Federal University of Acre, Health Sciences Center - <thiagoacre@gmail.com>
• Cristieli Sergio Menezes Oliveira - Oliveira, Cristieli Sergio Menezes - Federal University of Acre, Health Sciences Center - <crisufac@hotmail.com>
• Claudia Torres Codeço - Codeço, Claudia Torres - Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Scientific Computing Program - <codeco@fiocruz.br>

Thematic Area:

Saúde da Criança e do Adolescente

Abstract:

ABSTRACT
Despite the process of nutritional transition in Brazil, in some places, such as the Amazon region, stunting is still an important public health problem. In this study, we identified the prevalence and factors associated with stunting in children under five years old residing in the urban area of Assis Brasil. A survey was conducted in which a questionnaire on socioeconomic, maternal and children’s conditions was applied, and height or length was measured. The children with height for age index below -2 Z-scores were considered stunted, according to the criteria by the World Health Organization. Four hundred and twenty-eight children were evaluated. Of these, 62 (14.4 %) were stunted. Factors associated with stunting, according to adjusted models, were: the presence of open sewer, the wealth index for households, the receipt of governmental financial aid and the mother‘s height, age and education. Therefore, it was observed that family and the mother’s characteristics as well as environmental and socioeconomic factors were closely related to the occurrence of stunting in the population studied, and such nutritional disturbance is still a health problem in the Brazilian Amazon.

Keywords:

Nutritional Status Nutritional Deficiency Child Health Stunting

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