Nutritional and metabolic diseases Obesity
Conditions
Interventions
The objective of the study was to diagnose the health conditions of the maternal and child population in the state of Alagoas. This is a cross-sectional study, with a representative probability sample
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Sponsors
Universidade Federal de Alagoas
Universidade Federal de Alagoas
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All the individuals of the maternal and child group (women of reproductive age, pregnant women, mothers, children and adolescents) residing in the selected households.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: women aged over 50; male over 18 years of age
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The variable of interest used to calculate the sample size was Food Insecurity (FI), the prevalence of which was estimated in 34.7%. FI was defined according to the Brazilian scale of food insecurity. According to the sample parameters adopted, and for a 95% confidence interval, 3366 families would be necessary (plus 10% to cover any sample losses), totaling 3720 households to be visited;As defined in the sampling plan, 3720 households were selected for the study; however, 354 (9.5%) of the households were considered missing: 106 (2.8%) houses were closed or empty and there were 248 (6.7%) refusals to participate in the survey. A total of 3366 families were investigated, of which 58.3% had some degree of FI. Among these, 33.1% had mild, 17.9% had moderate, and 7.3% had severe FI. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcomes were not expected. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactHaroldo Ferreira
Universidade Federal de Alagoas
Outcome results
None listed