Barriers to organizing food and nutrition surveillance in Primary Health Care: scoping review

The aim is to map the barriers to the organization of Food and Nutrition Surveillance faced by health professionals in Primary Health Care services in Brazil. A scoping review using the JBI methodology. The search was conducted in August 2021 in the following databases: BVS, Scopus, Web of Science, CINAHL, ScienceDirect, CAB Abstract, and Embase, with a time filter (2008 to 2021). Primary studies, opinion pieces, case studies, and reports were included. Data extraction was performed using the JBI's standard tool. Basic qualitative content analysis categorized the data according to the phases of the Food and Nutrition Surveillance Care Management and Production Cycle. A total of 23 studies were selected. The main barriers identified were related to data collection and information production. Analysis, decision-making, and action fell short of expectations, and there was no inherent approach to evaluation. Additional barriers identified were related to human resources, material/physical resources, and lack of financial resources. The data collection and recording phases are prioritized in Primary Health Care services in Brazil due to their ties to the conditionalities of intersectoral programs.