Evaluation of the food suplementation program in São Carlos

Authors

  • Ana Beatriz Bevilacqua Prefeitura Municipal de São Carlos
  • Tania Maria Marcondes Prefeitura Municipal de São Carlos
  • Sergio Pripas
  • Elisete Silva Pedrazzani Universidade Federal de São Carlos; Departamento de Enfermagem e Obstetrícia
  • Elza Maria L. Ubeda Universidade Federal de São Carlos; Departamento de Enfermagem e Obstetrícia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/0080-6234199002400100101

Keywords:

Nutritional supplementation, Malnutrition, Nutritional measurement

Abstract

The authors carries out as study in São Carlos SP (Brazil) in order to evaluate the food supplementary program; which has been running in the Municipal Health Centre, since 1985. This program is regarded as one of the under nutrition control measures. It was reviewed the notes of all children, under five years followed in the Municipal Health Centres. Using some specific criteria, 163 children were included in this study. They were divided in subgroups according to the type of nutritional Supplementation. It was observed that nutricional suplementation had not been able to modify the nutritional figure, as an isolated undernutrition control measures.

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Published

1990-04-01

Issue

Vol. 24 No. 1 (1990)

Section

Original Articles

License

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How to Cite

Bevilacqua, A. B., Marcondes, T. M., Pripas, S., Pedrazzani, E. S., & Ubeda, E. M. L. (1990). Evaluation of the food suplementation program in São Carlos. Revista Da Escola De Enfermagem Da USP, 24(1), 101-110. https://doi.org/10.1590/0080-6234199002400100101