The assessment of the impact of nutritional feeding programs for pre-school children: a methodological evaluation

Authors

  • Doris Lucia Martini Lei Secretaria de Saúde do Estado de São Paulo; Instituto de Saúde; Seção de Nutrição
  • Carlos Augusto Monteiro Universidade de São Paulo; Faculdade de Saúde Pública; Departamento de Nutrição
  • Bárbara Regina Lerner Secretaria de Saúde do Estado de São Paulo; Instituto de Saúde; Seção de Nutrição
  • Sandra Pinheiro Chaves Secretaria de Saúde do Estado de São Paulo; Instituto de Saúde; Seção de Nutrição

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89101989000300008

Keywords:

Nutrition rehabilitation, Child, preschool, Evaluation, Weight age, Growth

Abstract

Two different approaches to the evaluation of the impact of food supplementation given to malnourished children are assessed on the basis of the experience of a program undertaken in the county of Diadema, in the metropolitan area of S. Paulo, Brazil. The first approach - a traditional one - is based on the proportion of children that at the end of one year's participation in the program present no weight deficit (weight for age more than 90% of the expected value). The second approach - proposed in the article - takes into account only the rate of growth and accepts weight increments superior to those expected among well-nourished children as favorable. The advantages of this second approach are fully demonstrated.

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Published

1989-06-01

Issue

Vol. 23 No. 3 (1989)

Section

Original Articles

How to Cite

Lei, D. L. M., Monteiro, C. A., Lerner, B. R., & Chaves, S. P. (1989). The assessment of the impact of nutritional feeding programs for pre-school children: a methodological evaluation. Revista De Saúde Pública, 23(3), 230-235. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89101989000300008