Socioeconomic and nutritional aspects of pregnant women assisted by Programa Bolsa Família: cohort NISAMI

• Published in: Ciência & saude coletiva Vol. 27; no. 1; pp. 315 - 324
• Main Authors: Lisboa, Cinthia Soares, Santana, Jerusa da Mota, Servo, Maria Lúcia Silva, Silva, Ana Verônica Rodrigues, Santos, Djanilson Barbosa Dos
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Brazil Associação Brasileira de Saúde Coletiva 01-01-2022; ABRASCO - Associação Brasileira de Saúde Coletiva
• Subjects: Adult; Aged, 80 and over; Alcoholic beverages; Body size; Brazil; Cohort Studies; Economic development; Female; Food programs; Humans; Income; Nutrition; Pregnancy; Pregnant Women; PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; Social factors; Socioeconomic Factors; Womens health; Brazil; Social policy; Estado nutricional; Assistência pré-natal; Gestação; Gestation; Política social; Nutritional status; Prenatal care
• ISSN: 1413-8123; 1678-4561; 1678-4561
• DOI: 10.1590/1413-81232022271.37782020

The objective of this study was to evaluate the socioeconomic and nutritional assistance factors of pregnant women who are beneficiaries of the Bolsa Família Program and were attended at a prenatal service in the city of Recôncavo da Bahia. A cohort study was conducted with 250 pregnant women from the prenatal service in 16 Family Health Units from August 2013 to December 2014. A structured and previously tested questionnaire was used to collect data. Socioeconomic and nutritional variables were used. It was identified that the average age was 28.3 years, of these, 85.2% studied until high school, 72.4% of pregnant women reported having income less than or equal to two minimum wages, with a mean of 1,036.3 and 26.8% reported receiving the benefit. It was observed that 40% had a pre-gestational Body Mass Index of overweight, 38% presented adequate weight gain for Gestational Age; 90.57% performed more than 7 consultations and 75.6% reported that they made use of alcoholic beverages or stopped in the gestation. The Bolsa Família Program as an integrated strategy for social inclusion and economic development seems to have a protective effect on the nutritional health of pregnant women in the municipality.