Elisa Maria de Aquino Lacerda, Neilane Bertoni, Nadya Helena Alves-Santos, Letícia B Vertulli Carneiro, Raquel Machado Schincaglia, Cristiano Siqueira Boccolini, Inês Rugani Ribeiro de Castro, Luiz Antonio Dos Anjos, Talita Lelis Berti, Gilberto Kac, Dayana Rodrigues Farias, Maiara Brusco de Freitas, Paula Normando, Pedro Gomes Andrade
The study aimed to estimate the prevalence of minimum dietary diversity (MDD) and consumption of ultra-processed foods in children 6-23 months of age according to sociodemographic variables. Three indicators of complementary feeding of 4,354 children from the Brazilian National Survey on Child Nutrition (ENANI-2019) were built based on a questionnaire about food consumption on the day before the interview: MDD, consumption of ultra-processed foods, and MDD without the consumption of ultra-processed foods. The prevalence and 95%CI were calculated, stratified by macroregion; race/skin color, education and work status of the mother or caregiver; enrollment in the Brazilian Income Transfer Program; household food security; sanitation; and child enrollment in daycare/school...
2023: Cadernos de Saúde Pública