Promoção da saúde de crianças em alimentação complementar por meio da utilização dos alimentos regionais

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2007

RESUMO

The child feeding from birth until the early years has repercussions throughout individual life, and the breastfeeding essential for the proper growth and development of unique way to the six months, when it should be complemented since period because of the child nutritional needs. Thus, the rural area communities have foods with lower cost and easy access, and important basis for preparing the food supplement. This research to understand the maternal perception about the child health, and eating habits in the period of complementary feeding and use of food. The methodological approach was qualitative, as use of quantitative tools to describe social and economic data in the study developed during the months from February to August 2007. The universe of search was of 150 families of children in the age group of 0 to 2 years, who resided in the District of Sapupara - Maranguape - Ceará - Brazil. To data collect was used the semi-structured questionnaire and focus group, and there are selected 13 mothers to integrate this group. The themes used to guide the groups were: Children s Health, Nutrition and Food Supplementary Regional. The results were analyzed and reflected upon the principles that guide the techniques of analysis issues, the meanings of mothers reports, emerging the following categories: Hygiene habits; Food habits; Health Unit Support, Milk is essential; Food based on soup; Fruit characterizing the food regionally. With support in the analysis, there was evidence that most of the families living in that district survive with less income than a minimum wage. We understand that the perception on the children health confined to the practice proper hygiene and healthy eating habits, but also to the search for the Health Unity for healing of the child; in feed supplement, the predominant meal milk and soups, and two practices not recommended by the Ministry of Health. Proving the regional food, the mothers did not know this issue, leaving surprises during the explanation of revenue. The time to promote the children health through Health Education has been described as new knowledge, very important, know the why and how. Characterize social and economic aspects of families who have children under six months, however, it was essential to understand the coexistence of traditional values that influence so direct in the power of decision regarding the children health and their food. The transcendence of that discussion shows that the perception about the health of the maternal child presents jeopardize. The study shows that Children Promote Health in Supplementary Feeding through the Regional Food Use, which has the basic features the high nutritional value, the easy access and low cost, is a subject that should be disseminated, especially in the group of families suffering with the social inequality in terms of social injustice.

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saude coletiva alimentos e saÚde - dissertaÇÕes crianÇas - saÚde - dissertaÇÕes crianÇas - nutriÇÃo - dissertaÇÕes

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