Feeding habits of breastfed and non-breastfed children up to 1 year old

OBJETIVOS: Descrever os h??bitos alimentares de crian??as amamentadas e n??o-amamentadas atrav??s da an??lise dos alimentos consumidos pelas crian??as menores de 1 ano de idade na cidade de Feira de Santana, BA, no ano de 2001. M??TODOS: Foi realizado um estudo transversal, no qual foram aplicados question??rios ??s m??es das crian??as menores de 1 ano no dia nacional de vacina????o, presentes nas 44 (71%) unidades de vacina????o, selecionadas por estratifica????o simples. Foram avaliadas 2.319 crian??as, representando 24,3% da popula????o estimada. As medidas de associa????o calculadas foram: raz??o de preval??ncia, com intervalo de confian??a a 95%, e de signific??ncia estat??stica, atrav??s do teste do qui-quadrado com respectivo valor p. RESULTADOS: Nas crian??as com idade igual ou inferior a 4 meses e n??o-amamentadas, foi observada uma chance 8,2 e 6,7 vezes maior de a crian??a ser alimentada, respectivamente, com a refei????o da fam??lia (IC 95% 3,23-20,66) e com papas de legumes (IC 95% 3,84-11,78). Na mesma faixa et??ria, as preval??ncias de crian??as n??o-amamentadas que receberam ??gua, ch??s, sucos e papa de frutas foram significativamente maiores (70,7% versus 19,7%, 63,3% versus 26,7%, 33,3% versus 4,9% e 14,4% versus 1,4%, respectivamente). CONCLUS??ES: As crian??as amamentadas, quando comparadas com as n??o-amamentadas, apresentaram melhores h??bitos no que se refere ?? ??poca de introdu????o dos alimentos complementares.OBJECTIVE: To describe the eating habits of breastfed and non-breastfed children through the analysis of food intake by children younger than one year of age in Feira de Santana in 2001. METHODS: Cross-sectional study. The mothers of children younger than one year answered a questionnaire during the national vaccination day in 44 (71%) vaccination units selected by simple stratification. 2,319 children were evaluated, representing 24.3% of the estimated population. Prevalence ratio and 95% confidence interval were calculated. Statistical significance was determined using the chi-square test. RESULTS: Non-breastfed children aged four months or younger were 8.2 and 6.7 times more likely to receive the family food (95% CI: 3.23-20.66) or vegetable soup (95% CI: 3.84-11.78), respectively. In the same age group, the prevalence of non-breastfed children receiving water, juice, and fruit was significantly higher in relation to breastfed children (70.7 vs 19.7%, 63.3 vs 26.7%, 33.3 vs 4.9% and 14.4 vs 1.4%, respectively). CONCLUSION: Breastfed children had healthier habits than non-breastfed children in terms of the introduction of complementary foods