Resumo

MENDES, Amanda de Conceição Leão et al. Food and nutritional profile of infants treated in basic health unit in Rio Grande do Norte. Rev. bras. crescimento desenvolv. hum. [online]. 2014, vol.24, n.1, pp.16-23. ISSN 0104-1282.

OBJECTIVE: Check the profile of breastfeeding, introduction of foods, eating habits, nutritional status of infants and relate the duration of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) and maternal anemia. METHODS: Cross-sectional study of 22 infants 6-24 months old. Mothers answered a semi-structured questionnaire and the infant underwent anthropometric assessment. Statistical analysis was performed using the chi-squared test, considering a significance level p < 0.05. RESULTS: 22.73% were overweight, the average Exclusive Breastfeeding was 123.2 days (SD ± 68.9 days), 63.63% for less than 6 months. The duration of exclusive breastfeeding was significantly associated with female sex (p= 0.042) and the number of prenatal visits (p = 0.002), 36.4% of mothers had anemia during pregnancy, this was associated with sanitation (p = 0.03) and the number of prenatal visits (p = 0.002). The foods most frequently introduced before six months were, respectively, fruit juice (27.3%), sugar (21%), fruit (13.63%), rice or macaroni (9%), beef, chicken or egg (5.3%), vegetables (5%) and beans (4.8%). CONCLUSION: EBF is little practiced, the increase in the early introduction of other foods being a cause for concern, it being essential to create strategies to encourage and support breastfeeding, as well as prevent overweight in this age group.

Palavras-chave : breastfeeding; infant nutrition; nutritional status.

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