Valoración antropométrica y dietética a niños migrantes de nacionalidad venezolana en etapa preescolar y escolar que asisten a la Fundación Nausan en la ciudad de Guayaquil en el periodo de mayo – septiembre 2021.

Abstract

Migration can cause changes in children’s eating habits, due to economic, social and cultural factors; directly affecting the development and growth of children. The objective of this investigation was to evaluate the anthropometric and dietary profile of Venezuelan immigrant preschool and school-age children attending “Fundación Nausan” from May to September 2021. The variables studied were: sex, age, weight, height and BMI. The study had a quantitative approach of a descriptive and cross-sectional nature, executed in 48 children between ages 2 and 10. The software Who Anthro and Who Anthro Plus were used to process the collected data. The results showed that 70,83% of the children have a normal weight for age; 81,25% had normal height for age and 31,25% reported overweight and obesity with BMI for age; which concludes that the majority of the population investigated reported a normal range according to WHO. The food frequency questionnaire showed that the majority of the studied children include every food group in their diet; however, 62,50% of the population registered a high daily sugar intake; which can lead to malnutrition, it is also recommended to encourage the consumption of vegetables, due to the low intake of this food group.