Procedures of measurement of the body mass in children by community health agents in Macaé, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2010-2011

to describe the measurement process of the body mass in children under seven years old, assisted by community health agents in primary health care units of the Family Health Strategy, in Macaé-RJ, Brazil. a descriptive study with community health agents who measured the body mass of children, from A...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Epidemiologia e serviços de saúde 2017-07, Vol.26 (3), p.579-588
Hauptverfasser:	Silva, Guilherme Alvarenga Santos da, Rocha, Camilla Medeiros Macedo da, Almeida, Maria Fernanda Larcher de, Lima, Flávia Farias, Carmo, Cleber Nascimento do, Boccolini, Cristiano Siqueira, Ribeiro, Beatriz Gonçalves, Sichieri, Rosely, Capelli, Jane de Carlos Santana
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng ; por
Schlagworte:	Anthropometry - methods Body Mass Index Brazil Child Child, Preschool Community Health Workers - organization & administration Family Health Humans Primary Health Care - methods Primary Health Care - standards
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Zusammenfassung:	to describe the measurement process of the body mass in children under seven years old, assisted by community health agents in primary health care units of the Family Health Strategy, in Macaé-RJ, Brazil. a descriptive study with community health agents who measured the body mass of children, from August 2010 to August 2011. ¾ (n=65) of the community health agents from Macaé Primary Health Care were observed in 196 measurements; in 66.8% of measurements, the professionals used domestic scales (p
ISSN:	2237-9622
DOI:	10.5123/S1679-49742017000300015