Ethnoracial disparities in childhood growth trajectories in Brazil: a longitudinal nationwide study of four million children

Ethnoracial disparities in childhood growth trajectories in Brazil: a longitudinal nationwide study of four million children

Abstract Background The literature contains scarce data on inequalities in growth trajectories among children born to mothers of diverse ethnoracial background in the first 5 years of life. Objective We aimed to investigate child growth according to maternal ethnoracial group using a nationwide Braz...

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Main Authors: Helena Benes Matos da Silva, Rita de Cássia Ribeiro-Silva, Juliana Freitas de Mello e Silva, Irina Chis Ster, Poliana Rebouças, Emanuelle Goes, Maria Yury Ichihara, Andrêa Ferreira, Julia M. Pescarini, Rosemeire Leovigildo Fiaccone, Enny S. Paixão, Maurício L. Barreto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-02-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
Subjects:
Ethnic-racial groups
Child growth trajectories
Food and nutrition surveillance system
Racism
Race
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-024-04550-3

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-024-04550-3

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