Dietary patterns of children aged 6-24 months assisted by the Bolsa Familia Program.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to verify the association between socio-economic and demographic characteristics and dietary patterns (DP) of children assisted by the Conditional Cash Transfer Program, Bolsa Família Program (BFP).

Design

This is a cross-sectional study. DP were defined using a principal component analysis. The association of the predictive variables and DP was modelled using multilevel linear regression analysis.

Setting

This study was conducted in six municipalities from the State of Alagoas, Brazil.

Participants

The participants were children aged 6-24 months who were assisted by the BFP.

Results

A total of 1604 children were evaluated. Four DP were identified (DP1, DP2, DP3 and DP4). DP1 is composed of traditional Brazilian food. DP2 is fo

SUBMITTER: Mendes MME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9991842 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature