Saúde da criança indígena: revisão integrativa

Abstract

This study is an integrative review of research, was based at analytic model proposed by Ganong (1987) that purposed to analyze scientific production about Brazilian indigenous child health last ten years. The search for articles was conducted in January 2014, in databases: Scielo, Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences (LILACS), Index Medicus Eletrônico da National Library of Medicine (MEDLINE), Coordination for the Improvement of HigherEducation Personnel (CAPES), Database of Nursing (BDENF) and by the Virtual Health Library (BVS) using the following descriptors: Child, Health, Child Health, Public Health, Indigenous people, Health of indigenous people. The sample of the research count on 11 complete publications available in electronic format, being the most areas of nursing and interdisciplinary. There was a predominance of the Portuguese language in the articles included. A lot of studies are quantitative nature and prevalence. Were identified three categories as the production of knowledge: prevalence of anemia, anthropometric and nutritional evaluation. Concerning the level of evidence, all the articles were classified as level 4. It was possible to realize the scarcity of Brazilian research that addressed the theme of indigenous child health and living conditions. There are concerning problems occurrence related to food shortages and nutritional deficits, which directly interfere with health of this population. It is necessary to increase the number of research about this topic to support the planning, programs and actions for the health of indigenous children.