Race/color inequality and nutritional status of children beneficiary from the Bolsa Família Program in the state of Maranhão and in Brazil
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https://doi.org/10.12957/demetra.2021.60362Keywords:
Malnutrition. Overweight. Obesity. Racism. Social inequity.Abstract
Introduction: Non-white population segments suffer recognized socioeconomic disadvantage, in addition to the racial inequality component that intensifies the vulnerability of these groups. Objective: to analyze the nutritional status according to race/color and geographic region among children from Maranhão and Brazilian beneficiaries of the PBF. Methods: Descriptive study with data on the nutritional status of children under five years of age who are beneficiaries of the PBF followed by the Food and Nutritional Surveillance System in 2017 in Brazil. Results: The indigenous race/color had the highest prevalence of malnutrition in all regions evaluated and the lowest prevalence of overweight, except in the South region. The black and yellow races/color had the highest prevalence of malnutrition as a result. The yellow and white races/color also featured high prevalence of overweight. Maranhão had higher and lower prevalences of malnutrition and overweight, respectively, than Brazil in all races/color. Conclusions: The results of this study point to the existence of racial/color inequality in the nutritional status of the evaluated children. The greater vulnerability of indigenous children to malnutrition is highlighted.
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