DETERMINACIÓN DEL ESTADO NUTRICIONAL EN LOS NIÑOS DE 6 A 12 AÑOS DE LA ESCUELA ARZOBISPO SERRANO, DE LA CIUDAD DE CUENCA, NOVIEMBRE 2014 – ENERO 2015

Abstract

The problems of malnutrition by deficit or excess nutrients are frequent in the school population. In any consultation for control of the healthy child is important to assess the nutritional status to identify problems of malnutrition, overweight and obesity in a future that can cause metabolic abnormalities such as diabetes, high blood pressure leading causes of morbidity and mortality in our country. We developed a descriptive crosssectional observational study, to determine the changes in nutritional status and consumption trends in a sample of 221 children 6 to 12 years of school Arzobispo Serrano. It took as its reference point the growth curves of the WHO to school population and applied a validated questionnaire to the frequency of consumption of food. The 42.09 % presented a normal nutritional status, 38.46 % are malnourished, and 19.45 % are overweight. According to the degrees of malnutrition 64.71 % have mild malnutrition, 17.65 % moderate malnutrition, severe malnutrition 2.35 % and 15.29 % have chronic undernutrition. The 52.04% of mothers are housewives and 46.61 % have a higher level of instruction. The 70.14% of children are fed in their homes, where 52.04 % of mothers are the ones that prepare the food. The milk consumption is low and high for junk food. The recommendations are not fulfilled of fruit consumption. It is concluded that the malnutrition and the overweight are high with bad habits of consumption of food.