NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF CHILDREN AND FOOD PRACTICE WITH 2 TO 5 YEARS ACCOMPANIED ON A FAMILY HEALTH STRATEGY ANANINDEUA.

Introduction and objective: Infant nutritional assessment is an important parameter for observation of child development and consequently with the socio-economic advancement of the country. The objective of this research is to describe the nutritional status and dietary practices of children aged between two and five years together in the municipality of Ananindeua-PA Basic Health Unit. Methodology: we interviewed the heads of 52 children, responding to the form of markers of dietary intake and nutritional monitoring map proposed by SISVAN (National System for Nutritional Surveillance), and analyzed the nutritional status of each child in the indexes proposed by the WHO (Organization World Health) in 2006. Results and conclusion: The majority of children are female (61.53%), 5.77% of children were underweight for their age, and as often had high weight for age. The sharp thinness was observed in 3.85% and thinness in 5.77% of children studied. Mothers were most responsible for the children, and 57.7% had completed high school and only 9.6% higher education. As to income, 42.3% of households have maturities between 0 and 1 minimum wage. Those responsible of 41.6% reported anemia. The meat was the best accepted food (96.1%) and the majority of children ( 53.8%) eat watching television. The child nutrition must be accompanied with rigor, since it is associated with deficits in the development reflects the socioeconomic inequality and is influenced by family income and maternal education, so investments are needed in structuring sectors such as education, sanitation and health for healthy growth for these children.