Eating habits: knowledge of pregnant teenagersassistedin primary care

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Objective: to understand he eating habits of pregnant teenagers assisted in primary care. Method: this is an exploratory studywithquantitative and qualitative approach, conducted in the Family Health Units, Cajazeiras-Paraiba, with 24 pregnant teens. In December 2010, through interviews with semi-structured script was conducted the data collection, which, for processing, was used thematic analysis (Bardin, 2009).Results: the study evidenced that pregnant teenagers showed some nutritional deficiency, given to the low level of education, the state of development and to financial unavailability. Conclusion: the study confirms the need for a differentiated prenatal care to pregnant teenagers, by crossing two phases of development, simultaneously, suggesting valid changes in their health, being necessary effective and efficient care provisions, in order to prevent health and life risks, promote and maintain health and well-being of both mother and child.

Object Details

• Alternative title: Hábitos alimentares: congecimento de adolescentes grávidas atendidas na atenção básica ; Hábitos de alimentación: el conocimiento de adolescentesembarazadas atendidas en la atensión promaria
• ISSN: 2175-5361
• Extent: Seite(n): 661-670
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Status: Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 5(4)

Classification and Topics

• Subject: Soziologie, Anthropologie ; Medizinsoziologie ; Jugendsoziologie, Soziologie der Kindheit ; Jugendlicher ; Schwangerschaft ; Ernährung ; Grundversorgung ; Gesundheitsvorsorge ; medizinische Versorgung ; ernährungsbedingte Krankheit ; Mutter ; Kind ; Gesundheit ; Brasilien ; Lateinamerika ; Südamerika

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Sousa, Eliane Leite de ; Farias, Maria do Carmo Andrade Duarte de ; Silva, Edineide Nunes da ; Silva, Francisca Wigna da ; Barreto, Veruscka Pedrosa ; Fontes, Wilma Dias de
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (when): 2013

Further information

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.9789/2175-5361.2013v5n4p661
• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-54969-2
• Rights: GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften. Bibliothek Köln
• Last update: 21.06.2024, 4:27 PM CEST