scholarly journals Pregnant women’s food consumption and associated socioeconomic factors in Brazil’s primary health care

2020 ◽  
Vol 33 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Geisyanne Soares da Silva ◽  
Natália Sales de Carvalho ◽  
Raquel Bezerra de Abreu ◽  
Beatriz Paiva Rocha ◽  
Isadora Ramos da Costa Rodrigues ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Socioeconomic Factors ◽  
Food Consumption ◽  
Primary Health

scholarly journals Validation of a food consumer frequency questionnaire for pregnant women in primary Health Care Units

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-83
Author(s):  
Ana Carolina Oliveira Rodrigues Duarte ◽  
Lucinéia De Pinho ◽  
Marise Fagundes Silveira ◽  
Ernani Mendes Botelho
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Correlation Coefficient ◽  
Food Consumption ◽  
Intraclass Correlation ◽  
Public Health Issue ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Consumption Frequency ◽  
24 Hour Recall

Introduction: The Food Consumption Frequency Questionnaire (FCFQ) is a tool for assessing food consumption. However, to be used in pregnant women, it must be submitted to validation. The food consumption of pregnant women can impact on maternal and child health, becoming a public health issue. The questionnaire applied during pregnancy can create parameters for better prenatal care. Objective: To validate a FCFQ for pregnant women attended at primary health care units. Methods: The Food Consumption Frequency Questionnaire and two 24-hour recall were applied to 155 pregnant women from the municipality of Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The questionnaire results were contrasted with the average of the two 24- hour recall using the chi-square test. The mean of the differences were estimated by limits of agreement. Pearson's correlation test and Intraclass Correlation Coefficient as well were used. Food consumption medians and quartiles were calculated. Results: The value of estimate energy consumption and most nutrients was higher by the questionnaire. The concordance between the methods in the classification in quartiles of consumption was variable, being similar for 26.11% and opposite for 12.1%. After adjusting for energy, the correlation coefficient ranged from -0.144 (carbohydrate) to 0.337 (potassium). The questionnaire estimated values were approximately 1.94 higher than the 24 hour recall, corresponding to 20% higher for almost all nutrients. Conclusion: The FCFQ showed  to be a good  instrument to be considered clinically as well as for research purposes in  Brazilian pregnant women, this tool  measures  appropriately  food intake which  is  fundamental  for establishing health conditions during pregnancy, helping to assess the association between diet, nutrition and health..

scholarly journals Socioeconomic Factors Related to Prevalence, Severity, and Contact Coverage of Depression in Primary Health Care

2021 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 457-467
Author(s):  
Hakan Tüzün ◽  
◽  
Hacer Demirköse ◽  
Seçil Özkan ◽  
Mustafa Necmi İlhan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Socioeconomic Factors ◽  
Primary Health

scholarly journals EXCLUSIVE BREASTFEEDING AND UNDERWEIGHT IN CHILDREN UNDER SIX MONTHS OLD MONITORED IN PRIMARY HEALTH CARE IN BRAZIL, 2017

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thaynara Alves de Miranda Pereira ◽  
Agna Kellen Gomes Freire ◽  
Vivian Siqueira Santos Gonçalves
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Food Consumption ◽  
Exclusive Breastfeeding ◽  
Population Distribution ◽  
World Health ◽  
The North ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Low Coverage

ABSTRACT Objective: To describe the prevalence of underweight and exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) in children aged zero to six months followed by Primary Care in Brazil in 2017, identifying their spatial distribution. Methods: This was an observational, descriptive and ecological study based on data analysis of the Food and Nutrition Surveillance System. The distribution of records obtained was compared to the population estimates of the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). In order to evaluate the EBF, Primary Health Care teams used food ingestion from the previous day. As for underweight, we used: Length-for-age (L/A), Weight-for-age (W/A) and BMI-for-age (BMI/A), according to World Health Organization (WHO) references. Confidence Intervals were calculated 95% (95%CI) for prevalences obtained, being plotted on maps by Federation Unit. Results: Data were obtained from 88.7 and 32.2% of Brazilian municipalities regarding anthropometry and food consumption, corresponding to 167,393 and 66,136 children, respectively. Compared to population distribution, the number of records was underestimated in the North and Northeast for anthropometry/consumption, with distinct proportions in the South for anthropometry and Southeast for consumption. The prevalences found were: EBF - 56.6% (95%CI 56.2-56.9); under L/A - 10.6% (95%CI 10.5-10.8); under W/A - 9.0% (95%CI 8.9-9.1); and under BMI/A - 5.8% (95%CI 5.7-6.0). Conclusions: The estimate of EBF in Brazil was similar to previous studies, but food consumption data still have low coverage, compromising the estimate in some locations. Regarding anthropometry, high rates of low L/A, W/A and BMI/A stood out in some states, considerably above the previous national estimate.

scholarly journals Ultra-processed food consumption among infants in primary health care in a city of the metropolitan region of São Paulo, Brazil

2019 ◽  
Vol 95 (5) ◽  
pp. 584-592 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gláubia Rocha Barbosa Relvas ◽  
Gabriela dos Santos Buccini ◽  
Sonia Isoyama Venancio
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Food Consumption ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Metropolitan Region ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Processed Food ◽  
Primary Health

Non-Fatal Deliberate Self-Harm in Three Remote Indigenous Communities in Far North Queensland, Australia

Crisis ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (6) ◽  
pp. 422-428 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Rouen ◽  
Alan R. Clough ◽  
Caryn West
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Care Center ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Indigenous Australians ◽  
Deliberate Self Harm ◽  
Health Care Center ◽  
Far North ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Self Harm

Abstract. Background: Indigenous Australians experience a suicide rate over twice that of the general population. With nonfatal deliberate self-harm (DSH) being the single most important risk factor for suicide, characterizing the incidence and repetition of DSH in this population is essential. Aims: To investigate the incidence and repetition of DSH in three remote Indigenous communities in Far North Queensland, Australia. Method: DSH presentation data at a primary health-care center in each community were analyzed over a 6-year period from January 1, 2006 to December 31, 2011. Results: A DSH presentation rate of 1,638 per 100,000 population was found within the communities. Rates were higher in age groups 15–24 and 25–34, varied between communities, and were not significantly different between genders; 60% of DSH repetitions occurred within 6 months of an earlier episode. Of the 227 DSH presentations, 32% involved hanging. Limitations: This study was based on a subset of a larger dataset not specifically designed for DSH data collection and assesses the subset of the communities that presented to the primary health-care centers. Conclusion: A dedicated DSH monitoring study is required to provide a better understanding of DSH in these communities and to inform early intervention strategies.

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