CONOCIMIENTO DE MADRES SOBRE LA ALIMENTACION COMPLEMENTARIA, SU REPERCUCION EN EL ESTADO NUTRICIONAL DEL NIÑO DE 6 A 18 MESES. CLÍNICA HUMANITARIA: “FUNDACIÓN PABLO JARAMILLO CRESPO”.

Abstract

The purpose of this project was to identify the relation between the poor knowledge of mothers about complementary nutrition and the repercussion it has on the nutritional status and development of children in the ages of 6 to 18 months, seen in Fundacion Pablo Jaramillo Crespo in Cuenca; as the outcome of low economic status, education, pregnancy in teenagers and outsourcing of infant care. The establish strategies to educate the mothers in the importance of nutrition. The type of study is descriptive/documental, with the recollected data and analysis the outcome is: married mothers between 17 and 22 years old were the 58%, the 44% finished high school, 28,2% went to university; 62,4% stay at home. Also we obtained a high percentage of children 60% with an addecuate nutritional status, this is related to the mother's level of education, also 21% in risk of malnutrition, 12% with malnutrition and 10.9% with overweight. The complementary nutrition process is the second main step in a child's nutrition after exclusive breast feeding. An addecuate nutrition in early stages of life it's key to a complete development of human potential in each child. The relation between the knowledge of the mother about complementary nutrition and the nutrition status is confirmed with the outcome of this study; so we promote the creation of strategies in education to improve breastfeding and complementary nutrition.