Factors associated with the registration of infant feeding and clinical complications in the Children’s Handbook

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Keywords:

Child nutrition. Public Health Surveillance. Health records, personal. Child health.

Abstract

This article aims to analyze the factors associated with the registration of infant feeding and clinical  complications in the handbook of children under  three years of age living in João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil. This is a cross-sectional study, carried out with  424 handbooks of children under three years old registered in Family Health Units in João Pessoa,  Paraíba. Data were collected from May to November  2019 and were analyzed using descriptive and  inferential statistics, using Chi-square and Fisher’s  Exact tests. In this investigation, it was found that only 1.9% of the handbooks analyzed had data  related to  food and 0.9% had recorded some data about the  child’s clinical complications. Furthermore, the  sociodemographic characteristics of those  guardians/caregivers and the children did not present  a statistically significant association with the records  of food and clinical complications in the Child’s  Handbook. It is concluded that the record on infant  feeding and clinical complications in the Child’s  Handbook is precarious. This reality represents a gap  in the continuity of child care and may hamper efforts to reduce child morbidity and mortality.

Published

2023-06-01

How to Cite

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Reichert AP da S, Lima ICA de, Bezerra IC da S, Brito PKH, Guedes ATA, Soares AR. Factors associated with the registration of infant feeding and clinical complications in the Children’s Handbook. Saúde debate [Internet]. 2023 Jun. 1 [cited 2025 Mar. 14];46(especial 5 dez):34-4. Available from: https://saudeemdebate.emnuvens.com.br/sed/article/view/7426