The study aimed to characterize food insecurity, nutritional status, and eating habits of people affected by leprosy. This is a descriptive cross-sectional study of a census population. We evalauted 276 cases, reported in the Notifiable Diseases Information System, between 2001 and 2014, in the municipalities of Vitória da Conquista and Tremedal, in the state of Bahia. Food insecurity was estimated by the Brazilian Food Insecurity Scale. We collected weight and height measurements, food frequency, household, socioeconomic, psychosocial and clinical variables. The prevalence of food insecurity was 41.0% among the population; being 28.3% mild, 8.0% moderate and 4.7% severe. Overweight/obesity was estimated in 60.1% of the people evaluated and excessive salt intake was reported by 8.6%. Beans and red meat were the most regularly consumed foods and there was low consumption of milk, raw and cooked vegetables, and fruit. This population presented high food insecurity prevalence, inadequate eating habits and nutritional status, which reflects its nutritional vulnerability. The insertion of nutritional assistance in public policies for leprosy is recommended in order to qualify the health care.
BT - Ciência & saúde coletiva J2 - Cien Saude Colet LA - eng, por N2 -The study aimed to characterize food insecurity, nutritional status, and eating habits of people affected by leprosy. This is a descriptive cross-sectional study of a census population. We evalauted 276 cases, reported in the Notifiable Diseases Information System, between 2001 and 2014, in the municipalities of Vitória da Conquista and Tremedal, in the state of Bahia. Food insecurity was estimated by the Brazilian Food Insecurity Scale. We collected weight and height measurements, food frequency, household, socioeconomic, psychosocial and clinical variables. The prevalence of food insecurity was 41.0% among the population; being 28.3% mild, 8.0% moderate and 4.7% severe. Overweight/obesity was estimated in 60.1% of the people evaluated and excessive salt intake was reported by 8.6%. Beans and red meat were the most regularly consumed foods and there was low consumption of milk, raw and cooked vegetables, and fruit. This population presented high food insecurity prevalence, inadequate eating habits and nutritional status, which reflects its nutritional vulnerability. The insertion of nutritional assistance in public policies for leprosy is recommended in order to qualify the health care.
PY - 0 T2 - Ciência & saúde coletiva TI - [Nutritional aspects of people affected by leprosy, between 2001 and 2014, in semi-arid Brazilian cities.] TT - Aspectos nutricionais de pessoas acometidas por hanseníase, entre 2001 e 2014, em municípios do semiárido brasileiro UR - https://tinyurl.com/y6vazqby ER -