Factores que influyen en la malnutrición por defecto en niños de 1 a 4 años de edad en el Consultorio 1. Centro de Salud N0 8. Año 2018.

Abstract

Background: Malnutrition by default in children is one of the most serious public health problems of the XXI century, is the main cause of death and this is due to problems due to poor diet. Materials and Methods: Observational, cross research, whose processing was to collect information through a survey prepared by the author, sociodemographic characteristics, nutritional assessment, history of diarrheal diseases and / or respiratory repetition, these data are taken to an extended database in the statistical program SPSS in its version 22 and the results obtained are presented in tables with numbers and percentages. Results: there are almost similar social characteristics between male (43.22%) and female (56.78%), predominant age group are those of 4 years (35.60%), mestizo ethnic group (83.90%) , second level of education (63.60%). The typical average socioeconomic level (47.50%). No history of respiratory diseases (64.40%) and / or diarrheal diseases (93.20%). Conclusion: In the study group, 4-year-old boys, female and ethnic mestizo groups predominate. The prevalence of malnutrition by defect is high, with predominance in the female sex. In the studied child population the second level of schooling of the parents predominates, the typical socioeconomic level, the inadequate alimentary habits and the lactancia with substitutes of the maternal milk. A statistically significant relationship between nutritional status and birth weight is identified.