[Child health and nutrition in a Teréna indigenous community, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil]

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D L Ribas1, A Sganzerla, J R Zorzatto

  • 1Departamento de Tecnologia de Alimentos e Saúde Pública, Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, MS, 79021-290, Brasil. dbribas@zaz.com.br

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|April 3, 2001
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Insights

South American Indian children in the Teréna community exhibit significant nutritional deficits, with growth rates below the Brazilian average. Poor socioeconomic and environmental conditions likely contribute to these health challenges.

Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Nutritional Science
  • Anthropology

Background:

  • Assessing the health and nutritional status of indigenous children is crucial for targeted interventions.
  • The Teréna community in Mato Grosso do Sul faces unique socioeconomic and environmental challenges.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To characterize the nutritional status, food consumption, and living conditions of Teréna children aged 0-59 months.
  • To identify prevailing nutritional deficits and compare them with national data.

Main Methods:

  • A sample of 100 children from Aldeia Córrego do Meio was analyzed.
  • Nutritional status was assessed using weight-for-age, height-for-age, and weight-for-height indices.
  • Dietary intake and socioeconomic/environmental factors were evaluated.

Main Results:

  • Prevalence of nutritional deficits: 8.0% (weight-for-age), 16.0% (height-for-age), 5.0% (weight-for-height).
  • Growth deficit rates exceeded those of the general Brazilian population.
  • Dietary analysis revealed non-compliance with nutritional recommendations.

Conclusions:

  • Precarious living conditions in the Teréna community are linked to higher growth deficits.
  • Urgent need for transdisciplinary and longitudinal studies to understand the complex factors affecting child nutrition.

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