CHILDHOOD MALNUTRITION IN MOZAMBIQUE: Case reports from the Massinga district hospital

Authors

Najla de Oliveira Cardozo Univsersidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5152-6246
Paulino Amido Afai Universidade Zambeze - Moçambique http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1079-3185
Maria Rita Marques de Oliveira Universidade Estadual Paulista - UNESP http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1226-4364

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18764/2595-1033v5n12.2022.20

Keywords:

aleitamento materno, alimentação complementar , nutrição infantil, saúde materna, África

Abstract

This paper aims to report the experience of two mothers of children under five years old with malnutrition admitted to the Massinga District Hospital in Mozambique (Africa), to problematize the issues of the reality in which they find themselves. This is an observational, descriptive case reports with qualitative design. Data were collected in 2021 by the clinical nutritionist responsible for the research through the methodology of therapeutic itinerary, from semi-structured interviews according to a guide script of open questions with two mothers, in which one mother has performed breastfeeding and the other has not. The selection was random according to the inclusion criteria of the study, such as being the mother of a child under five years old hospitalized for malnutrition. The data were transcribed and coded preserving the identity of the interviewees for later organization into a timeline and central ideas. From the therapeutic itinerary, it was possible to know the experiences of Mozambican mothers and their difficulties with maternal and child health. Such as the responsibility for the child's feeding and the lack of guidance from the health service regarding breastfeeding and the introduction of food to the child. The results suggest the existence of a lack of a protection network supported by adequate public policies and the importance of traditional knowledge, highlighting the qualitative research for the knowledge of realities.

Keywords: Breastfeeding, Complementary feeding, Child nutrition, Maternal health, Africa.

Author Biographies

Najla de Oliveira Cardozo, Univsersidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)

Nutricionista, Aluna do Programa de Mestrado de Alimentos e Nutrição da Universidade Estadual Paulista, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Araraquara, arte do grupo de pesquisa e estudos em Segurança Alimentar e Nutricional- INTERSSAN/REDESAN, coordenadora do Grupo de Interesse Especial em Obesidade (SIG - obesidade) na rede Latino-Americana de SSAN (2020/2021), membro Civil da Comissão Regional de Segurança Alimentar e Nutricional Sustentável (CRSANS) da região central (2021/2022) e professora do Curso de Especialização em Segurança Alimentar e Nutricional do Instituto de Biociências de Botucatu - UNESP.

Paulino Amido Afai, Universidade Zambeze - Moçambique

Paulino é nutricionista no Hospital do distrito da Massinga em Moçambique e aluno do curso de especialização em Segurança Alimentar e Nutricional com parceria da UNILAB e da UNESP no Brasil.

Maria Rita Marques de Oliveira, Universidade Estadual Paulista - UNESP

Docente da Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (UNESP) no Instituto de Biociências de Botucatu (Curso de Nutrição). Orienta nos Programas de Pós-Graduação em Alimentos e Nutrição da Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas - Campus de Araraquara, área de concentração Ciências Nutricionais. Coordena o convênio de cooperação entre a UNESP/MCTIC/SEFAE para as ações do Centro de Ciência e Tecnologia em Soberania e Segurança Alimentar e Nutricional da UNESP (INTERSSAN). É membro do Comitê assessor da plataforma NutriSSAN/RNP/MCTIC/SEFAE/RNP. Atua na articulação da Rede Latino-americana de Soberania e Segurança Alimentar e Nutricional. É secretária do Mecanismo de Facilitação da Participação das Universidades no Conselho de Segurança Alimentar e Nutricional da Comunidade dos Países de Língua Portuguesa (MU-CONSAN/CPLP). Representa a UNESP no Conselho Estadual de Segurança Alimentar e Nutricional de São Paulo. Atua principalmente nos seguintes temas:Segurança Alimentar e Nutricional, Nutrição na Obesidade, Educação e processos formativos em Nutrição e Segurança Alimentar e Nutricional.

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