Maria del Carmen Bisi Molina, Pilar Monteiro Lopéz, Carolina Perim de Faria, Nágela Valadão Cade, Eliana Zandonade
OBJECTIVE: To develop a diet quality index and to analyze socioeconomic factors associated with low child diet quality. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was performed with a representative sample of 1,282 children aged between seven and ten years, living in the city of Vitória, Southeastern Brazil, in 2007. Children were randomly selected from 26 public schools and six private schools. Data on socioeconomic characteristics and life habits of children were obtained from a structured questionnaire, sent to homes and preferably completed by mothers...
October 2010: Revista de Saúde Pública