ESTADO NUTRICIONAL EN MENORES DE 5 AÑOS DE EDAD DEL CENTRO DE SALUD NARANJAL- ENERO 2017

Abstract

The nutritional status is the main vital sign to assess the growth and development of the child, a cross-sectional, descriptive, non-experimental study was carried out that the nutritional status of 71 children under 5 years of age, patients of the Hospital de Naranjal, through of the anthropometric indicators Weight / Height, Size / age and BMI / age, values extracted from the clinical history and sociodemographic and dietary factors of the survey applied to those responsible for the sample. The results showed that 54% are normal weight, 32% are low weight and 14% are overweight, and two years of age, 33% are underweight, 20% are overweight and 60% are obese, 20% of mothers are professionals, 65 % cares for 2-3 children, in the degree of low weight, 67% has mothers with secondary education, in overweight, 60% mothers with secondary education and in obesity, 60% mothers with higher education, 73% consume 5 meals a day , ingested 57% vegetables and tubers and 38% fruits, 54% milk, more than 4 times, and 27% drinks distributed in soft drinks, coladas and processed juices. The test indicates that there is no correlation between age / BMI / age. With this data, a healthy child feeding guide was elaborated.