"GUÍA ALIMENTARIA PARA NIÑOS DE 0 A 5 AÑOS CON SÍNDROME DE DOWN DEL CENTRO DE NEURODESARROLLO HUIRACOCHA TUTIVEN , CUENCA 2019.

Abstract

Descriptive, non-experimental, cross-sectional, quantitative study that proposed a food guide for children aged 0 to 5 with Down Syndrome (SD), THROUGH THE STUDY OF A FOCAL GROUP OF 8 children represented by both sexes and evaluated in a semi-structured interview , carried out to their parents by applying a nutritional medical history and a semi-quantitative food consumption frequency survey previously validated by experts and with multiple choice questions. The children participating in the research belonged to a specialized care center in Neurodevelopment and SD in the city of Cuenca, Ecuador. The investigation characterized the sample through psychosocial factors, maternal antecedents and eating habits from birth to the present, additionally evaluated the nutritional status through specific growth curves for SD obtaining in (BMI / E) 25% overweight, in ( P / E) 37.5% underweight and in (T / E) 62.5% are at risk or short stature. Finally, the pattern of food consumption, maternal lehe and introduction of food in complementary feeding was identified, highlighting each interesting fact that only 38% of these children have had a nutritional education with a Nutritionist-Dietitian; thus demonstrating the need for their own food guides and trained staff to educate and establish healthy habits and lifestyles in children as well as in their parents and caregivers