CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN MATERNAL PERCEPTION AND STUDENTS’ NUTRITIONAL STATUS
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https://doi.org/10.12957/demetra.2015.15116Keywords:
Perception. Nutritional Status. School Health. Child.Abstract
Introduction: Maternal perception (MP) of the nutritional statusof the child (NS), when mismatched with the diagnosis, can leadto nutritional disorders. Objective: To evaluate the correlationbetween maternal perception and the nutritional status ofschoolchildren as well as the associated factors. Methods: Sampleconsisted of 518 schoolchildren aged 7-10 years. Anthropometricdata were collected for diagnosing nutritional status using thebody mass index (BMI) and socioeconomic data, and maternalperception by interviewing the mothers. Prevalence-adjustedKappa (k) to verify the correspondence between MP and NS,chi-square and Fisher’s exact tests to determine differences inproportions, and multinomial logistic regression to adjust forassociated variables, were applied. Results: Highest and lowestcorrespondences between the MP and NS were found for thinnessand obesity. Male schoolchildren and those whose mothersare concerned with weight are more likely to be perceived as“underweight”. Conclusion: Substantial agreement betweennutritional status and maternal perception was found.
DOI: 10.12957/demetra.2015.15116
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