Nutritional status in children from 5 to 11 years of age in the indigenous communities Kumpas and Cumbatza

Abstract:

Introduction: Malnutrition in children ages affects the adequate development of children with the consequent alterations in the level of health-disease parameters, which is why it is considered a problem for people in developing countries. Before this scoop, the objective of the present study was to establish the nutritional status of children from 5 to 11 years, in the indigenous community Shuar Kumpas, and Cumbatza province Morona Santiago, Ecuador from May to October 2014. Materials and methods: An analytical and cross-sectional study was conducted in 130 children from 5 to 11 years of age, to evaluate malnutrition by calculating: Weight/age, Weight/Height, Height/age and BMI/age, using the WHO-AnthroPlus v1.0.4. The data collected with the SPSS 23 program was tabulated. A logistic regression model was constructed to determine the factors related to acute malnutrition adjusted for age, sex, number of meals per day and socioeconomic level. The results were considered significant when the value of p<0.05. Results: Of the total of 130 children evaluated, 46.2% were male and 53.8% were female. The prevalence of acute malnutrition was 21.5%; chronic malnutrition 22.3% and global malnutrition 11.5%. The nutritional pattern was the factor mainly related to acute malnutrition (OR=5.32, 1.29-21.90, p=0.021), adjusted for sex, age group and socioeconomic stratum. Conclusions: Malnutrition in the Shuar population is a considerable problem that can influence psychomotor development, being one of the most important factors the lack of adequate daily intake, therefore health programs and government policies should be oriented in teaching good eating habits and fair distribution of resources to guarantee the daily nutritional requirements of these populations.

Año de publicación:

2017

Keywords:

• malnutrition
• Food pattern
• obesity
• Nutritional status
• Ethnic Groups

Fuente:

scopus