[Nutritional status and social determinants of child height in the Guarita Indigenous Territory, Southern Brazil]. / Estado nutricional e fatores associados à estatura de crianças da Terra Indígena Guarita, Sul do Brasil.
Cad Saude Publica
; 22(2): 395-406, 2006 Feb.
Article
in Pt
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-16501752
The nutritional status of under-five children and the association between social conditions and child stature were examined using data from the program to control malnutrition and mortality in the Guarita Indigenous Territory, southern Brazil, 2001-2002. Anthropometric indices were calculated in z-scores of the CDC 2000 reference. At entrance into the program, 34.7% of the children presented stunting, 12.9% low weight for age, 4.2% wasting, and 8.7% overweight. Stunting was most prevalent among boys and children older than one year. Multivariate linear regression showed that, on average, children were shorter when the drinking water was collected directly in the environment (p = 0.046), there was no refrigerator for food preservation (p = 0.021), maternal age was less than 16 years at the birth of the oldest child among the under-fives (p = 0.019), and the mother was illiterate (p = 0.083). Sewage facilities only had an effect on the unadjusted model. There was no evidence that the number of under-five children had an effect on stature. Social inclusion policies and health and social provision which takes these factors into account are potentially relevant for improving health and nutrition in this population.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Body Height
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Child Nutrition Disorders
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Indians, South American
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Nutritional Status
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Growth Disorders
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspects:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Limits:
Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Newborn
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Pregnancy
Country/Region as subject:
America do sul
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Brasil
Language:
Pt
Journal:
Cad Saude Publica
Journal subject:
SAUDE PUBLICA
Year:
2006
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Country of publication:
Brazil