Avaliação da qualidade da dieta de gestantes adolescentes

Abstract

Objectives: Assess the quality of the diet of pregnant adolescents assisted by the Nutrition team of a public hospital in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Methods: This is a retrospective descriptive, cross-sectional study of medical records of 62 pregnant adolescents (between 10-19 years old), who underwent nutritional counseling at a Nutrition Clinic between the years 2012 and 2013. The evaluation of diet quality was performed by the method of Diet Quality Index (DQI), adapted by Malta (2010) for pregnant. Results: 58.1 % of the pregnant women (n = 36) had a diet needing improvement. The average of the Diet Quality Index was higher in adolescents pregnant between 15 and 19 years old, in those with higher gynecological age, higher education, who lived with a partner and in those who were not in the first pregnancy, although no significant differences were found between groups. The lowest scores were assigned to the groups of fruits, vegetables and dairy foods. Conclusions: Most pregnant adolescents had their diet classified as needing improvement. The food groups less consumed are sources of essential micronutrients for pregnancy. Thus it is extremely important to prioritize educational activities in the prenatal care, focusing at encouraging the consumption of food groups with greater rejection.