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- Title
Proposal of indicators to evaluate complementary feeding based on World Health Organization indicators.
- Authors
Saldan, Paula Chuproski; Venancio, Sonia Isoyama; Saldiva, Silvia Regina Dias Medici; Mello, Débora Falleiros
- Abstract
This study compares complementary feeding World Health Organization (WHO) indicators with those built in accordance with Brazilian recommendations (Ten Steps to Healthy Feeding). A cross-sectional study was carried out during the National Immunization Campaign against Poliomyelitis in Guarapuava-Paraná, Brazil, in 2012. Feeding data from 1,355 children aged 6-23 months were obtained through the 24 h diet recall. Based on five indicators, the proportion of adequacy was evaluated: introduction of solid, semi-solid, or soft foods; minimum dietary diversity; meal frequency; acceptable diet; and consumption of iron-rich foods. Complementary feeding showed adequacy higher than 85% in most WHO indicators, while review by the Ten Steps assessment method showed a less favorable circumstance and a high intake of unhealthy foods. WHO indicators may not reflect the complementary feeding conditions of children in countries with low malnutrition rates and an increased prevalence of overweight/obesity. The use of indicators according to the Ten Steps can be useful to identify problems and redirect actions aimed at promoting complementary feeding.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; ENRICHED foods; BABY foods; CLUSTER analysis (Statistics); COMMUNITY health nursing; CONFIDENCE intervals; GRANDPARENTS; INFANT nutrition; INGESTION; INTERVIEWING; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATISTICAL sampling; SURVEYS; WORLD Health Organization; CROSS-sectional method; FOOD diaries; DATA analysis software
- Publication
Nursing & Health Sciences, 2016, Vol 18, Issue 3, p334
- ISSN
1441-0745
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/nhs.12273