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Child undernutrition in Brazil: the wound that never healed
Albuquerque, Maria Paula de; Ibelli, Paola Micheloni Elvira; Sawaya, Ana Lydia.
Affiliation
  • Albuquerque, Maria Paula de; Centro de Recuperação e Educação Nutricional. São Paulo. BR
  • Ibelli, Paola Micheloni Elvira; Centro de Recuperação e Educação Nutricional. São Paulo. BR
  • Sawaya, Ana Lydia; Centro de Recuperação e Educação Nutricional. São Paulo. BR
J. pediatr. (Rio J.) ; J. pediatr. (Rio J.);100(supl.1): S74-S81, Mar.-Apr. 2024. graf
Article de En | LILACS-Express | LILACS | ID: biblio-1558335
Bibliothèque responsable: BR1.1
ABSTRACT
Abstract Objective To describe the scenario of child undernutrition in Brazil and its determinants. Data source Narrative review of the literature with inclusion of data from population surveys, surveillance and monitoring systems, and active search in favelas and underserved communities carried out by CREN. Data synthesis Household surveys carried out from 1974 to 2019 indicate that undernutrition (<5 years) decreased until 2006. Underweight (W/A ≤-2 Z) and stunting (H/A ≤-2 Z) showed a decrease of 17% to 3% and 37% to 7%, respectively. After 2006, there was an increase in underweight of 53% and 76% for wasting (BMI/A ≤-2 Z), with the prevalence of stunting being stagnant at around 7%. Active search data in favelas and underserved communities show that the prevalence of stunting is 11% in those <5 years. In 2021, 30% of the population lived in poverty, 73% of which were black or brown. Stunting in black and brown children <5 years old is, respectively, 9% and 12% higher when compared to white children. Poverty decreased between 2012 and 2015 (27 to 25%), but increased again (2016=26% to 2021=30%), in parallel with food insecurity, which decreased between 2004 and 2013 (12% to 6%), but reached its worst level in the historical series (202215%). Conclusion Despite advances, Brazil's social protection system was not able to reduce inequalities and the reversal of the trend towards decreasing child undernutrition could be observed from 2006 onwards.
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Texte intégral: 1 Indice: LILACS Pays comme sujet: America do sul / Brasil langue: En Texte intégral: J. pediatr. (Rio J.) Thème du journal: PEDIATRIA Année: 2024 Type: Article

Texte intégral: 1 Indice: LILACS Pays comme sujet: America do sul / Brasil langue: En Texte intégral: J. pediatr. (Rio J.) Thème du journal: PEDIATRIA Année: 2024 Type: Article