title: [Pain in undernourished children: the mother's perception].
abstract: This qualitative study aimed to identify how mothers perceive pain in their undernourished children. Semistructured interviews were realized at the Institute for the Prevention of Malnutrition and Exceptionality--IPREDE (Fortaleza-Ceará-Brazil). Participants were mothers who accompanied their undernourished children. Data analysis revealed the following categories: Coming to the Institution; Pain description and How to take care of the pain. Society needs to take actions, in respect of citizens' rights and culture, with a view to reverting this picture of pain in undernourished children.
authors.affiliation: Universidade de Fortaleza. laracbarbosa@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Larissa Coelho
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Barbosa
authors.forename: Mariana Cavalcante
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Martins
authors.forename: Vanessa Aghata Guimarães da
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: Quitéria Clarice Magalhães
authors.initials: QC
authors.lastname: Carvalho
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D004645:Empathy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D044342:Malnutrition; D009035:Mothers; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D010146:Pain / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires