Food poverty among children aged 6-59 months in Brazil: results from the Brazilian National Survey on Child Nutrition (ENANI-2019).
Public Health Nutr
; 27(1): e162, 2024 Sep 13.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To describe the prevalence of food poverty according to dimensions of socio-economic inequality and the food groups consumed by Brazilian children.DESIGN:
Dietary data from a structured qualitative questionnaire collected by the Brazilian National Survey on Child Nutrition (ENANI-2019) were used. The new UNICEF indicator classified children who consumed 3-4 and <3 out of the eight food groups as living in moderate and severe food poverty, respectively. The prevalence of consumption of each food group and ultra-processed foods (UPF) was estimated by level of food poverty according to age categories (6-23; 24-59 months). The most frequent combinations of food groups consumed by children living in severe food poverty were calculated. Prevalence of levels of food poverty were explored according to socio-economic variables.SETTING:
123 municipalities of the five Brazilian macro-regions.PARTICIPANTS:
12 582 children aged 6-59 months.RESULTS:
The prevalence of moderate and severe food poverty was 32·5 % (95 % CI 30·1, 34·9) and 6·0 % (95 % CI 5·0, 6·9), respectively. Children whose mother/caregiver had lower education (<8 years) and income levels (per capita minimum wage <») had the highest severe food poverty prevalence of 8·3 % (95 % CI 6·2, 10·4) and 7·5 % (95 % CI 5·6, 9·4), respectively. The most consumed food groups among children living in food poverty in all age categories were 'dairy products', 'grains, roots, tubers, and plantains' and 'ultra-processed foods'.CONCLUSION:
Food poverty prevalence was high among Brazilian children. A significant occurrence of milk consumption associated with grains and a considerable prevalence of UPF consumption were found among those living in severe food poverty.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Pobreza
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Fatores Socioeconômicos
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Inquéritos Nutricionais
Limite:
Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2024
Tipo de documento:
Article