Impacto del COVID-19 en el estilo de vida y estado nutricional en niños de 6 a 12 años de la Urbanización Santa Inés de la ciudad de Machala en el periodo noviembre 2020 a febrero 2021.

Abstract

1.7% of COVID-19 cases occurred in children and adolescents in Ecuador, in the year 2021 no new data is reported yet. SARSCoV2 is a recently discovered disease caused by the coronavirus. The impact of this pandemic on children can affect the development and lifestyle of school children and can be devastating in the long or short term if it is not given due importance. Learning healthy lifestyle habits from a young age is an essential part of our training. A healthy child will always be an intelligent child, with good development and will not be predisposed to contracting a non-communicable disease at an early age. For this reason, the objective of this study is to determine the impact of Covid-19 on the lifestyle of children aged 6 to 12 in the Santa Inés Urbanization in the City of Machala from November 2020 to February 2021. For its development, it was carried out an-interview, anthropometric assessment, lifestyle questionnaire and fantastic questionnaire. 25 children participated, the results obtained allowed to know that school children have an incidence of malnutrition due to the high intake of processed foods, as well as the isolation to which children are subjected due to confinement, late hours with their different virtual activities that They leave little time for them to have outdoor activities and at the same time encourage the child in their leisure time to choose ultra-processed foods because of their easy access.