COMPLEMENTARY FOODS FOR INFANTS ATTENDED IN A FAMILY HEALTH CENTER IN THE NORTH EAST OF BRAZIL

Authors

  • Edcarla da Silva de Oliveira UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO CEARÁ
  • Veridianne Vasconcelos Ponte Viana UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO CEARÁ
  • Thábyta Silva Araújo UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO CEARÁ
  • Mariana Cavalcante Martins UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO CEARÁ
  • Maria Vera Lúcia Moreira Leitão Cardoso UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO CEARÁ
  • Luisa Maria Oliveira Pinto SECRETARIA DE SAÚDE DO ESTADO DO CEARÁ

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v23i1.51220

Keywords:

Nursing, Complementary Feeding, Infant, Health Education, Infant Nutrition.

Abstract

Objectives: To identify the offering of complementary foods to children aged below two years old, and the conformity of this with the Ministry of Health’s recommendations. Method: a study undertaken with 52 children in a Primary Healthcare Center in the North East of Brazil, between December 2015 and February 2016. Interviews were held with the mothers, who were given a socioeconomic questionnaire which was also related to the children’s dietary profile. The data were analyzed using the statistical program R®. The foods consumed were classified as either “not appropriate” or “appropriate”, according to the Ministry of Health. Results: of the children older than one year, one (3.3%) was receiving complementary breastfeeding, while those younger than one year old (n=22/100%) were eating baby porridge (‘mingau’)1 and 20 (90.9%) had already drunk soda. Soda, mingau, salted snacks and cookies were the foods consumed most. “Inappropriate” food was prevalent in the children younger than one year old. Conclusion: most of the food given consisted of industrialized products, and is thus a problem of food insecurity for the study population.

Author Biographies

Edcarla da Silva de Oliveira, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO CEARÁ

Enfermeira. Especialista em Saúde da Família e Comunidade (ESP/CE). Mestranda em Enfermagem, Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC). Canindé (CE), Brasil

Veridianne Vasconcelos Ponte Viana, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO CEARÁ

Enfermeira. Mestranda em Enfermagem. Maternidade Escola Assis Chateaubriand (MEAC) da Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC). Fortaleza-CE, Brasil.

Thábyta Silva Araújo, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO CEARÁ

Enfermeira. Doutoranda em Enfermagem (UFC). Mestre em Enfermagem (UFC). Especialista em Saúde da Família (Aben-UECE).

Mariana Cavalcante Martins, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO CEARÁ

Enfermeira, Doutora em Enfermagem, Professora, Departamento de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC). Fortaleza (CE), Brasil. 

Maria Vera Lúcia Moreira Leitão Cardoso, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO CEARÁ

Enfermeira. Doutora em Enfermagem, Professora Titular do Departamento de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC). Fortaleza (CE), Brasil. 

Luisa Maria Oliveira Pinto, SECRETARIA DE SAÚDE DO ESTADO DO CEARÁ

Nutricionista. Mestre em Saúde Pública (UECE). Secretaria de Saúde do Estado do Ceará (SESA). Fortaleza (CE), Brasil. 

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Published

2018-01-15

How to Cite

de Oliveira, E. da S., Viana, V. V. P., Araújo, T. S., Martins, M. C., Cardoso, M. V. L. M. L., & Pinto, L. M. O. (2018). COMPLEMENTARY FOODS FOR INFANTS ATTENDED IN A FAMILY HEALTH CENTER IN THE NORTH EAST OF BRAZIL. Cogitare Enfermagem, 23(1). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v23i1.51220

Issue

Vol. 23 No. 1 (2018)

Section

Research

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