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0068/2018 - The community health worker as interlocutor in complementary feeding in Pelotas, RS.
O agente comunitário de saúde como interlocutor da alimentação complementar em Pelotas, RS.

Author:

• Francine Silva Santos - Santos, FS - <nutrifrancinesantos@gmail.com>

Co-author(s):

• Gicele Costa Mintem - Mintem, G. C. - <giceleminten.epi@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9321-2330
• Denise Petrucci Gigante - GIGANTE, D.P - <denise.epi@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7309-5838


Abstract:

This article assesses the knowledge of community health workers in complementary feeding and their association with sociodemographic characteristics, work routines and describes the resources available in basic health units to have mastery in this topic. Questionnaires were applied to the responsible for health service and the community health workers, the latter consisting of the knowledge test that allowed the calculation of scores according to the number of answers in multiple choice questions. There was a positive association with age, duration of employment, home visits to children up to 24 months and providing guidelines or seeking information about complementary feeding with the knowledge in feeding in the first 24 months of life. There was a disagreement between the responses of the health service and community health workers regarding training, government materials and monitoring of child growth. There has been a greater dominance in breastfeeding in relation to complementary feeding, therefore, the basic health unit should provide support and resources that increase knowledge in complementary feeding through training and access to government materials.

Keywords:

Infant nutrition, community health workers, family health strategy, child health services.

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Santos, FS, Mintem, G. C., GIGANTE, D.P. The community health worker as interlocutor in complementary feeding in Pelotas, RS.. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2018/Feb). [Citado em 27/09/2024]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/the-community-health-worker-as-interlocutor-in-complementary-feeding-in-pelotas-rs/16601



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