Evaluación del estado nutricional en niños y niñas de dos a cinco años de la comunidad San Miguel de Pomachaca parroquia Palmira cantón Guamote, 2012

Abstract

Nutritional status was assessed in boys and girls from two to five years of the community of S. Miguel de Pomachaca at Palmira Parish, Guamote Canton, and it was determined the relationship between nutritional status and quality of the Diet. This research was descriptive-transversal. For that reason 50 children men and women were studied getting through of them information data, as general characteristics, socio-economic conditions, quality of the diet by means of a reminder of 24 hours and frequency of consumption, they were also collected anthropometric data such as weight and height, Biochemical as Hemoglobin and it was determined the status of health on the basis of the infestation of parasites. The instruction of the mothers presented in its majority 82%. Primary instruction, the 94% have housing of medium risk, and 94% is in the low stratum popular. The physical growth with a result of P/E: prevalence of low weight is 4% T/E, prevalence of low size in a 30% BMI / AGE (body mass index) emaciated in a 2% and 28% of overweight. The prevalence of anemia is 57%, in addition the 48, 98% of children with anemia have parasitic infections, and 84% of children with parasites live in a housing of medium risk. To analyze the quality of the diet, they reflect diet rich in carbohydrates, also the mothers mention to consume meats and fruit frequently, buy the results reflect anemia, and don’t cover the protein requirements, the nutritional status in related witch the quality of the diet of children.