ASSOCIAÇÃO ENTRE A PERCEPÇÃO MATERNA DO ESTADO NUTRICIONAL DO FILHO E A QUALIDADE DA DIETA DE ESCOLARES

Abstract

Objective: To assess the association between maternal perception of children's nutritional status and the quality of the diet of schoolchildren from urban and rural regions. Methods: A cross-sectional approach, with 1,788 schoolchildren (1,272 urban and 516 rural). Sociodemographic, anthropometric and feeding data were obtained. We used the ALES Index to assess diet quality. The chi-square test was used to determine differences in proportions between groups and logistic regression model to adjust associated variables. Results: Schoolchildren had higher percentages of low diet quality in urban (40.4%) and in rural (38.6%). Agreement with maternal perception of infant nutritional diagnosis did not influence the overall quality of the diet. Race/skin color (black/brown), lower socioeconomic class (C and D + E) and low (<3 years of study) and intermediate (4-10 years) maternal educational level increased the odds of poor diet quality of schoolchildren. Conclusion: There was no association)