Maternal perception of children's nutritional status in the Federal District, Brazil.

ABSTRACT: Maternal perception of child's nutritional status has a potential impact on the identification, prevention, and treatment of childhood overweight. Thus, the aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of misperception and factors associated with maternal perception of the nutritional status of first- to third-grade elementary school students from private schools in the Federal District, Brazil. This cross-sectional study was conducted with 554 mother-child pairs. Children's nutritional status was assessed by measuring their weight and height. The mothers completed an online questionnaire about sociodemographic data, maternal nutritional status, maternal perception of her own nutritional status (silhouette scale for female adults), and maternal perception of child's nutritional status

SUBMITTER: Pedroso J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5405958 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature