Morbilidad en niños desnutridos menores de cinco años en los Centros Integrales del “Buen Vivir” de Pascuales durante el periodo lectivo 2016 – 2017.

Abstract

Background: Malnutrition during childhood and pre-school age has adverse effects on growth, health and cognitive development. Therefore, it is important to know the diseases most prone to a deficient nutritional status that occur in children from the regions most affected by malnutrition, which is why in our study we will focus on the Pascuales sector. This information will allow great progress in the fight to counteract the adverse effects of child malnutrition in our population. Objective: To determine the prevalence of Morbidities in children under 5 years of age with child malnutrition in the Educational Centers "Buen Vivir" of Pascuales during the 2016-2017 school period. Methods: A study with an observational and retrospective descriptive design, in which the necessary data were collected by reviewing XXX Clinical Histories, obtained from the database provided by the Educational Centers of the "Buen Vivir" of Pascuales.