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| Author(s): |
Daniela de Assumpção
[1]
;
Caroline Senicato
[2]
;
Regina Mara Fisberg
[3]
;
Ana Maria Canesqui
[2]
;
Marilisa Berti de Azevedo Barros
[2]
Total Authors: 5
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| Affiliation: | [1] Universidade Estadual de Campinas. Faculdade de Ciências Médicas. Departamento de Saúde Coletiva - Brasil
[2] Univ Estadual Campinas, Fac Ciencias Med, Dept Saude Colet, Campinas, SP - Brazil
[3] Univ Sao Paulo, Fac Saude Publ, Dept Nutr, Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 3
|
| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | Revista de Saúde Pública; v. 52, 2018-05-03. |
| Abstract | |
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To verify whether there is an association between the quality of the diet and the inclusion of women in the labor market and whether the education level would modify this association. We have analyzed the differences according to education level and evaluated whether the insertion or not in the market modifies the association between the quality of the diet and education level. METHODS This is a cross-sectional population-based study that has used data from the Campinas Health Survey (2008 ISACamp). We have evaluated the diet of 464 women, aged 18 to 64 years, using the Brazilian Healthy Eating Index – Revised. We have estimated the means of the total score and index components using simple and multiple linear regression. RESULTS We have observed no difference in the quality of diet of working and stay-at-home women. The analysis stratified by education level showed a lower intake of fruits among stay-at-home women in the segment of lower education level, in relation to working women. Among all women, a lower education level was associated with lower overall quality of the diet, higher intake of sodium, and lower intake of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, milk, and saturated fat. On the other hand, the inclusion in the labor market changed the effect of the education level on the quality of the diet. In the stay-at-home stratum, a low education level was associated with poorer quality of the diet and lower consumption of fruits, dark green and orange vegetables, and whole grains. Among the working women, a low education level was associated with higher intake of sodium and lower intake of vegetables, whole grains, and milk and dairy products. CONCLUSIONS The results show inequities in the profile of food in relation to education level and inclusion in the labor market, which shows the relevance of public policies that increase the access to education and provide guidance on a healthy diet. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 12/07039-7 - Health and work in adult women: population-based study in Campinas, Sao Paulo. |
| Grantee: | Caroline Senicato |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate |