Abstract
Thousands of children under five die from preventable diseases. Community interventions that emphasize primary care on health and nutrition have been identified as one of the solutions to overcome this problem. This study aimed to develop educational workshops to improve the perception of mothers about infant nutrition, using a qualitative approach with technical educational workshops, in a Health Unit of the City of Fortaleza, during the period from February to June 2008. The seven participants were mothers accompanying their children in childcare consultation. The analysis of data was made through a survey and saturation of responses, from where the thematic categories emerged: the contribution of educational workshops, breastfeeding and introduction of complementary feeding. The educational activities allowed a better awareness of mothers in relation to child nutrition and development of critical awareness of their essential role on children nutrition. In conclusion, the professional should emphasize the importance and benefits of adequate diet, and for this is necessary educational strategies in health, offering exchanges of knowledge, since they are different experiences in which the learning is significant.
Highlights
Thousands of children below five perish by preventable diseases
This study identified the influence of educational workshops on the infant nutrition
The results obtained after educational workshops were disposed into categories that arose from informants' speeches, which were: contribution of these workshops, breastfeeding and introduction of complementary feeding
Summary
Thousands of children below five perish by preventable diseases. The community interventions that emphasize primary care on health and nutrition are pointed as one solution to overcome this problem. The mother achieved knowledge on the introduction of complementary feeding adequately, which can improve satisfactorily the growth and development of children. The introduction of complementary feeding is essential, since after six months, the nutritional requirements are not met with exclusive breastfeeding. In this way, it is necessary the slow and gradual introduction of complementary foods, but the breastfeeding can be kept up to two years or older. It is necessary the slow and gradual introduction of complementary foods, but the breastfeeding can be kept up to two years or older In this period the child can feed on a greater range of foods according to nutritional needs
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