Jiménez ASM, Rodríguez SA, Domínguez AY

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ABSTRACT

Introduction: Dietary guides are educational tools that convey scientific knowledge about food and nutrition as practical messages that facilitate food selection and consumption. In less than two years, they are particularly important due to the need to form eating habits from the early ages.
Objectives: To assess the changes in knowledge about feeding infants and anemia among health professionals responsible for carrying out the implementation of dietary guidelines.
Methods: A survey was applied in order to measure knowledge among health professionals at two moments in time. The questionnaire consisted of two blocks of questions: one related to feeding infants and the other about anemia in children under 5 years of age and its repercussions on child health. For the qualification of each block of questions, a score was made based on the number of correct answers. Statistical comparisons were made in order to assess the changes.
Results: There was a statistically significant improvement in the knowledge among health professionals related to the benefits of breastfeeding, complementary feeding, and the effects of anemia on child health.
Conclusions: The results obtained show, in a short period of time, favorable changes in health professionals' knowledge about food and nutrition, which makes it possible to obtain positive results in the educational work on healthy eating.

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