Relación que existe entre el conocimiento materno sobre el consumo de alimentos ricos en hierro y el consumo dietario de hierro en escolares de 6 a 12 años de la Escuela Fiscal Mixta Dr. Alejo Lascano Bahamonde.

Abstract

Introduction: Iron deficiency anemia is a blood level disorder that may not develop clinical symptoms. Objective: To evaluate the relationship that exists between maternal knowledge about the importance of the consumption of foods rich in iron and the dietary consumption of iron in schoolchildren from the Dr. Alejo Lascano Bahamonde Mixed Fiscal School. Materials and methods: it is a non-experimental, cross-sectional design with quantitative variables, with a sample of 62 mothers. The information was obtained through the food frequency questionnaire to determine the consumption of iron rich in foods and a survey directed to the mothers of schoolchildren to evaluate the level of knowledge about iron consumption. Microsoft Excel was used to establish the relationship between the mother's knowledge and the dietary consumption of iron, and to obtain the relationship between these two variables, Pearson's Chi-square calculation was used. Results: 72.6% of the populations have inadequate consumption of foods that provide iron such as dairy, fish and soy. When establishing the relationship between the two variables, consumption and knowledge, it is observed that the value of P is <0.455, which indicates that there is no relationship between the 2 variables. Conclusions: It is necessary to provide mothers with nutritional education on iron rich in foods due to the lack of knowledge that mothers present about a balanced diet.