Estado nutricional y conocimientos sobre alimentación de los padres o tutores de los niños de 5 a 9 años, en la Unidad Educativa Dr. Emilio Uzcátegui García. Año 2018.

Abstract

Background: The coexistence of hunger, malnutrition, deficiencies of micronutrients, overweight, obesity is due, among other causes, to the lack of access to a healthy diet that provides the amount of nutrients necessary to lead a healthy and active life. Materials and Methods: A relational, observational, prospective, cross-sectional and analytical study was carried out on 184 children from 5 to 9 years of age and the parents or guardians at the Dr. Emilio Uzcátegui García educational unit with the objective of associating knowledge about food and nutrition. nutritional status. The information was collected through a survey prepared by the author Results. Age-appropriate height predominated with 181 cases (98.4%), and nutritional status of BMI adequate for age 126 cases (68.5%), height appropriate for age with high knowledge level of parents or tutors 96 (52.2%) was the most frequent, age-appropriate nutritional status prevailing with knowledge about high eating in 86 (49.7%), and low knowledge with 8 obese children 4.3%. Conclusions Higher frequency of nutritional status in children according to size, is appropriate for age and nutritional status according to the body mass index, is also appropriate for age. In the investigation it is determined that the values shown in relation to the size and level of knowledge of the parents does not have a level of significance, while in the relationship of the body mass index and level of knowledge if there is association.