Crescimento e estado nutricional de crianças de 0-11 anos da favela Vila Nogueira, Campinas-SP (Brasil)

Joaquim Matavele; Mohamed Habib; Alpina Begossi

doi:10.5433/1679-0367.1995v16n2p234

Growth and nutritional status of 0-11 year old children from Vila Nogueira slum, Campinas, SP (Brazil)

Authors

Joaquim Matavele Instituto Nacional do Desenvolvimento de Educação
Mohamed Habib Universidade Estadual de Campinas
Alpina Begossi Universidade Estadual de Campinas

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0367.1995v16n2p234

Keywords:

Slum, Nutritional status, Reference indices.

Abstract

The growth curves (weight/age and height/age) among children of Vila Nogueira slum, were compared with those of Barão Geraldo District community, and to national and international curves, in this case, mean size and mean weight deficiencies were detected, mainly in comparison with the international curves The two communities (Vila Nogueira stum and Barão Geraldo) showed similar low growth curves. As the investigated children of Barão Geraldo are from low middle class, it can he concluded that there is a general nutritional shortage and deficiency affecting a significant portion of children in the municipality of Campinas, in addition to the slum community. Such a situation deserves special attention from the local authorities.

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Author Biographies

Joaquim Matavele, Instituto Nacional do Desenvolvimento de Educação

Professor do Instituto Nacional do Desenvolvimento de Educação – Maputo, Moçambique.

Mohamed Habib, Universidade Estadual de Campinas

Professor do Departamento de Zoologia, IB, Universidade Estadual de Campinas – UNICAMP/SP

Alpina Begossi, Universidade Estadual de Campinas

Pesquisadora do Núcleo de Estudos e Pesquisas Amibientais - Universidade Estadual de Campinas – UNICAMP/SP

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Published

2004-12-15

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Matavele J, Habib M, Begossi A. Growth and nutritional status of 0-11 year old children from Vila Nogueira slum, Campinas, SP (Brazil). Semin. Cienc. Biol. Saude [Internet]. 2004 Dec. 15 [cited 2024 Nov. 24];16(2):234-7. Available from: https://ojs.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/seminabio/article/view/7039

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Vol. 16 No. 2 (1995)

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