Evolução do estado nutricional da população indígena por fase de vida de 2008 a 2017

Abstract

The present study aims to describe the evolution of monitoring of the nutritional status of the indigenous population by life stages, from year 2008 to year 2017, by locality, considering the municipality of Dourados, state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Central West region and Brazil. The specific nutritional status data for each stage of life were collected through public reports provided by the website of the Department of Primary Care - SISVAN and presented according to the average annual variation in the number of anthropometric data records and the frequency of thinness and overweight by life stages and localities. The study shows an increase in the number of individuals enrolled in SISVAN, thus a greater coverage of SISVAN in this population, a reduction in the prevalence of thinness in all stages of life and by locality, when comparing the years of 2008 with the year of 2017, although they remain high among pregnant women and the elderly. There was also a considerable increase in the number of overweight individuals in all analyzed phases and in all localities. The results suggest a similar epidemiological scenario to the non - indigenous population, which portrays a process of nutritional transition, necessitating health actions directed to the specific needs of these peoples.