Influência regional no consumo precoce de alimentos diferentes do leite materno em menores de seis meses residentes nas capitais brasileiras e Distrito Federal / Regional influence on early consumption of foods other than breast milk in infants less than 6 months of age in Brazilian State capitals and the Federal District
Cad. saúde pública
;
27(11): 2253-2262, nov. 2011. tab
Article
in Portuguese
| LILACS, SES-SP
| ID: lil-606633
RESUMO
Objetivou-se avaliar a influência regional no consumo precoce de alimentos diferentes do leite materno em menores de seis meses residentes nas capitais brasileiras. Analisaram-se dados de 18.929 crianças da II Pesquisa de Prevalência de Aleitamento Materno nas Capitais Brasileiras - 2008. As frequências do consumo de chá, sucos, leite artificial e mingau/papa foram calculadas para as capitais das cinco regiões brasileiras. Curvas do consumo foram obtidas pela análise de logitos e estimativas das razões de prevalência (RP) por modelos de Poisson. O consumo de leite artificial foi maior quando comparado aos demais alimentos em todas as capitais. As capitais do Sul apresentaram a maior razão de prevalência para o consumo de chá (RP = 2,37) e as do Nordeste e Sudeste, para o consumo de outros tipos de leite (RP = 1,50 e 1,47) e de suco (RP = 1,57 e 1,55). Nas capitais do Nordeste, o consumo precoce de mingau/papa foi maior (RP = 3,0). A região tem influência no consumo precoce de alimentos, o que deve ser levado em consideração na elaboração de políticas públicas.
ABSTRACT
The aim was to assess regional influences on food consumption in infants less than six months of age. A cross-sectional study was conducted in a sample of 18,929 infants participating in the Second Survey on Breastfeeding Prevalence in Brazilian State Capitals and the Federal District in 2008. Consumption rates for tea, fruit juices, formula milk, and porridge were calculated for the State capitals from the five geographic regions of the country. Food consumption was estimated by logit analyses and Poisson models. Differences in food consumption profile were observed between the different regions tea was more common in State capitals in the South (RP = 2.37), while non-maternal milk (RP = 1.50 and 1.47) and juices (RP = 1.57 and 1.55) were more frequent in the Northeast and Southeast, respectively. Porridge was more common in the Northeast (RP = 3.0). Brazil's geographic regions thus display different infant feeding patterns. Public policy should take cultural diversity into account when planning strategies to improve infant nutrition and health.
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LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Bottle Feeding
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Breast Feeding
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Infant Food
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Infant, Newborn
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
Portuguese
Journal:
Cad. saúde pública
Year:
2011
Type:
Article
Institution/Affiliation country:
Secretaria de Estado da Saúde de São Paulo/BR
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Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul/BR
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