Caracterização do crescimento e desenvolvimento de crianças acompanhadas pelo programa bolsa família da cidade de Inhumas - Goiás

Abstract

The Bolsa Família Program (PBF), established by Law no. 10,836, dated January 9, 2004, is understood as an existing program in Brazil for direct income transfer with conditionalities that benefits families living in poverty and extreme poverty. The overall objective of this study was to evaluate the growth and development of children from zero to seven years old accompanied by the Family Grant Program of the city of Inhumas - Goiás. The research presents a descriptive, transversal and quantitative character. The research was carried out with 126 children whose families are benefited by the PBF, with ages ranging from zero to seven years. Considering the study presented, when analyzing the nutritional status of children under 7 years of age in the city of Inhumas - Go, in the period of 2018, in all the corresponding variables: birth weight, height / age, weight / height and weight age, had an adequate percentage, being these data compared to other studies in a special way with SISVAN. Within these variables, 30.16% of the children had short stature, related height / age. Regarding weight / height, 17.46% of children are at risk of overweight and 10.32% are malnourished. Regarding the weight / age factor, 12.70% are at nutritional risk and 10.32% are at risk of overweight. These factors may be related to lack of breastfeeding, meal and intake of fruits and vegetables. In the study were found some dependent variables related to height by age and dependence with breastfeeding, number of meals and consumption of fruits and vegetables. The weight-for-age relationship was related to breastfeeding. Weight per height presented direct correlation with the child's illnesses, number of meals and consumption of fruits and vegetables. Therefore, it is important to realize the nutritional assessment of the children served by the PBF, being a stage of great importance in the follow-up of a child, mainly in what concerns its growth and development. There is a need to overcome the health care model that is concerned only with biological risk and propose strategies for community action that link health and social and educational spheres.