Estado nutricional de órfãos por aids ou homicídios residentes no município de São Paulo / Nutritional status of orphans due to AIDS or homicides residing in the city of Sao Paulo

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2009

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Introduction Orphanhood has important consequences in life conditions of children. In sub-Saharan Africa, for example, children orphaned by AIDS have shown increased risks for undernutrition when compared to their counterparts. There are no studies available investigating the relation among orphanhood-related variables and nutritional status of children. Objectives To evaluate the nutritional status of children orphaned by AIDS or homicides in the city of Sao Paulo and to estimate the association of nutritional indexes with orphanhood-related variables. Methods Household survey carried out between 2006 and 2007. We sampled 484 children representative of Sao Paulo, aged 5-14 years old who lost either or both of their parents from AIDS or homicides between 2000 and 2004. We selected bodymass- index(BMI)-for-age and height-for-age as outcome for analysis. Multiple linear regression in the light of a conceptual hierarchical approach was used for estimating the factors associated BMI-for-age and height-for-age. Results Children from AIDS and homicides groups differed in terms of orphanhood-related variables and age. Economic, household, health and nutritional conditions were similar among groups. Underweight accounted for 1.3 per cent and 2.1 per cent of children under the age of 10 and adolescents, respectively. Stunting accounted for 0.7 per cent and 4.0 per cent of children and ix adolescents, respectively. Overweight accounted for 19 per cent and 20 per cent of children and adolescents, respectively. BMI-for-age and height-for-age were unaffected by orphanhood-related variables after adjusting for selected classical determinants of nutritional status in hierarchical model. Economic condition was the main determinant of nutritional profile. Conclusion Nutritional status of children orphaned by AIDS or homicides from Sao Paulo was similar and mainly influenced by the economic condition. Nutritional profile, characterized by being overweight, suggests that these orphans have not shown additional risks due to those orphanhoodrelated variables.

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antropometria child nutritional status síndrome da imunodeficiência adquirida estado nutricional homicide anthropometry orphaned acquired immunodeficiency syndrome crianças Órfãs

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