Banca de DEFESA: Aline Fernandes de Souza Mendes

Uma banca de DEFESA de MESTRADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
DISCENTE : Aline Fernandes de Souza Mendes
DATA : 02/02/2024
HORA: 14:00
LOCAL: Google Meeting - https://meet.google.com/bkm-ztkv-ozg
TÍTULO:

CONSUMPTION OF ULTRA-PROCESSED FOODS BY CHILDREN UNDER 2 YEARS OF AGE AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS

PALAVRAS-CHAVES:

Infant nutrition; Complementary food; ultraprocessed-food, Child Care, Primary Health Care

PÁGINAS: 66
GRANDE ÁREA: Ciências da Saúde
ÁREA: Enfermagem
RESUMO:

The consumption of ultra-processed foods is increasingly earlier, which poses a
greater risk for the development of several chronic non-communicable diseases, so
the objective of this study was to evaluate the introduction of ultra-processed foods in
the diet of children under two years of age. and its associated factors. The work was
constructed in two parts, the first comprising the theoretical framework and the second
comprising field research. For field research, a quantitative cross-sectional study was
used as a methodology, carried out with mothers or caregivers of children under 2
years of age, monitored in basic health units that have multi-professional residences
located in the city of Mossoró/RN. Data collection was carried out on childcare and
vaccination days, where a family socioeconomic and demographic questionnaire and
another questionnaire on the child's food consumption were applied, through which the
presence of consumption of ultra-processed foods and its association with
socioeconomic and demographic characteristics through Poisson regression. Our
sample consisted of 293 mothers or caregivers, of which 97.3% were female, among
the children 52.2% were also female, with an average age of 7.1 months. 53.7% of
children under 6 months were on exclusive breastfeeding and 30.5% were taking
formula, 67.1% of children over 6 months and under 2 years were on continued
breastfeeding and 30.2% of them were consuming porridge the day before the
research. A prevalence of 37.8% of consumption of ultra-processed foods was
identified, and the factors associated with this consumption were lower maternal
education, receipt of financial assistance, receipt of guidance on complementary
feeding and older age of the child. These results highlight the early introduction of ultraprocessed
foods in children under 2 years of age, a practice not recommended for this
age group. The study made it possible to contribute to knowledge about the factors
associated with the introduction of these foods and thus provide data for the
formulation of public policies to strengthen breastfeeding and adequate
complementary feeding.

MEMBROS DA BANCA:
Interna - 12258 - KALYANE KELLY DUARTE DE OLIVEIRA
Externa à Instituição - LOURDES MICHELE DUARTE DE MORAIS
Interno - 12614 - RODRIGO JACOB MOREIRA DE FREITAS