Characteristics of dietary intake, socioeconomic environment and nutritional status of preschoolers at public kindergartens
Keywords:
anemia, iron-deficiency, dietary intake, child nutrition disorders, nutritional status, socioeconomic, child, preschoolAbstract
bjective
To evaluate the dietary intake, the socioeconomic environment, the frequency of iron deficiency anemia, and
the preschoolers’ nutritional status.
Methods
The evaluated population consisted of 89 children aged 24 to 72 months, who were assisted at the public
nursery schools in Viçosa, MG, Brazil. Evaluation was performed for hemoglobin level, body weight, stature,
parasites’ presence and dietary intake of the children, as well as for their families’ biological and socioeconomic
profiles.
Results
The group’s nutritional status was considered satisfactory, and anemia prevalence was relatively low (11.2%).
This profile may be justified by the adequate conditions of sanitation, reasonable level of parents’ schooling,
low numbers of children per family, and absence of parasites involved in the anemia genesis. No association
was observed between iron-deficiency anemia and malnutrition, neither parasitosis.
Conclusion
Although some bio-socioeconomic factors showed favorable nutritional state and low anemia prevalence, it
was observed, however, that the families’ insufficient income per capita and their deficient diet will probably
lead this group of children to a worse health status.
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