title: [Assessment of the impact of nutritional rehabilitation programs on preschool children: test of a methodology].
abstract: Two different approaches to the evaluation of the impact of food supplementation given to malnourished children are assessed on the basis of the experience of a program undertaken in the county of Diadema, in the metropolitan area of S. Paulo, Brazil. The first approach--a traditional one--is based on the proportion of children that at the end of one year's participation in the program present no weight deficit (weight for age more than 90% of the expected value). The second approach--proposed in the article--takes into account only the rate of growth and accepts weight increments superior to those expected among well-nourished children as favorable. The advantages of this second approach are fully demonstrated.
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Lei
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Monteiro
authors.forename: B R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Lerner
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Chaves
mesh_terms: D001835:Body Weight; D001938:Brazil; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005527:Food, Fortified; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011502:Protein-Energy Malnutrition / Q000628:therapy*; D012041:Regional Medical Programs
vernacular_title: Medindo o impacto de programas de recuperação nutricional de pré-escolares: teste de uma metodologia.