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Pediatría (Asunción)

versão On-line ISSN 1683-9803

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MENDOZA DE ARBO, Laura  e  SANCHEZ BERNAL, Susana. Evaluation of school meal coverage in 4 departments of Paraguay. During 2016-2018. Pediatr. (Asunción) [online]. 2020, vol.47, n.3, pp.151-158. ISSN 1683-9803.  https://doi.org/10.31698/ped.47032020006.

Introduction:

The school meal contributes to nutrition and school performance, it is important to know its reach.

Objective:

To evaluate school meals in Concepción, Cordillera, Paraguarí and Central, in terms of implementation and reach.

Materials and Methods:

This was a retrospective, descriptive, observational study of awarded contracts for school meals between 2016-2018 in Concepción, Cordillera, Paraguarí and Central. We characterized the included institutions, covered days of the school calendar (180 days) and number of beneficiaries.

Results:

15 contracts were included. In Concepción, 90% of schools were public institutions, 6% private, 3% without data; in Cordillera 88% were public, 8% private, 4% without data; in Paraguarí 91% were public, 3% private, the rest without data; in Central 12% were private, 11% without data, the rest public. In Concepción there were 30,112 beneficiaries in 2016/2017 and 27,514 in 2018, in Cordillera it increased from 37,167 (2017) to 44,375 (2018); in Paraguarí it varied from 30,339 (2016) to 29,761 (2018), in Central there were 180,535 beneficiaries in 2017-2018. In Concepción in 2016/2017 meals were planned for 80 days, 133 days in 2018, in Cordillera 160 days in 2017, 117 days in 2018; in Paraguarí in 2016 there were 122 days, 110 in 2017 and 117 days in 2018; In Central there were 216 days in 2017-2018. The beneficiaries covered according to the Single Student Registry in 2018 were 78.5% in Concepción, 87% in Cordillera, 90% in Paraguarí, 75% in Central.

Conclusions:

In the provision of school meals, the majority of schools were public institutions, there was a decrease in beneficiaries in 2018 except in Cordillera. 2/3 of the registered beneficiaries were included and meals were provided for just over half the school year.

Palavras-chave : School lunch; students; educational institutions; beneficiaries..

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