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http://hdl.handle.net/1843/64579| Type: | Artigo de Periódico |
| Title: | Prevalence of double burden on malnutrition at household level in four latin america countries |
| Authors: | Hanrieti Rotellitemponi Jorge Gustavo Velásquez Meléndez |
| Abstract: | Objectives: to estimate the prevalence of maternal overweight and short stature in chil dren at household level in Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia and Peru.Methods: a cross-sectional descriptive study. Population-based studies on children (0-5years old) and women (15 to 49 years old) who participated in the Pesquisa Nacional de Demografia e Saúde da Criança e da Mulher(National Survey on Children and WomenDemography and Health) in Brazil and the Encuesta Nacional de Demografía y Salud,(National Survey on Demography and Health), in Bolivia, Colombia and Peru. Variables ofinterest: overweight mother and child with short stature, a double burden when bothoutcomes are present. Global prevalence and stratification, according to rural and urbanareas and 95% confidence intervals, were estimated.Results: the global sample consisted of 26,506 households. The prevalence of double burden was 9.3% in Bolivia (CI95%= 8.3-10.4), 6.7% in Peru (CI95%=5.9-7.5), Colombia(3.2%; CI95%=2.8-3.6) and Brazil (2.2%; CI95%=1.4-3.2). The highest prevalence wereobserved in the rural areas in Bolivia (13% vs 6.5%; p<0.001) and Peru (11.9% vs 4.1%;p<0.001).Conclusions: the highest prevalence were registered in Peru and Bolivia, and the lowestin Brazil and Colombia. |
| Subject: | Child Body Height Overweight Prevalence Growth Disorders |
| language: | eng |
| metadata.dc.publisher.country: | Brasil |
| Publisher: | Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais |
| Publisher Initials: | UFMG |
| metadata.dc.publisher.department: | ENF - DEPARTAMENTO DE ENFERMAGEM MATERNO INFANTIL E SAÚDE PÚBLICA |
| Rights: | Acesso Aberto |
| metadata.dc.identifier.doi: | 10.1590/1806-93042020000100003 |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1843/64579 |
| Issue Date: | 2020 |
| metadata.dc.url.externa: | https://doi.org/10.1590/1806-93042020000100003 |
| metadata.dc.relation.ispartof: | Revista Brasileira de Saúde Materno Infantil |
| Appears in Collections: | Artigo de Periódico |
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