O programa bolsa família, o estado nutricional e a alimentação das famílias beneficiárias.

Abstract

The regular and permanent access to adequate food is a right of all human beings. And this essential right to survival, and fundamental to the realization of other human rights. The Family Allowance Program was created in 2003 aiming to combat hunger and poverty across the country, providing aid in the income of the poorest populations. This study aims to conduct a literature review to investigate the scientific evidence on the influence of family allowance program in improving the nutritional status and power of the beneficiary families. a search of scientific articles published in the last ten years in the Virtual Health Library will be held. The electronic search in the database resulted in the initial identification of 606 studies. When performing the screening of these works, using the inclusion criteria, we had to study a total of 34 worked articles. Twenty-one studies (61.7%) were characterized as observational studies and thirteen (38.3%) and intervention studies. In the context of food and nutrition security, access to food in adequate quantity and quality, it is considered a basic human right. Studies assessed as positive the impact of the Conditional Transfer Programmes Income on the nutritional status of the beneficiary families. However, together with the monetary transfer is paramount that provide other support programs for beneficiaries, so that they get the break from the structured program.