Estrategia educativa para la prevención de la malnutrición por defecto en menores de dos años en dos consultorios de Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria. Centro de Salud Pascuales. Año 2021.

Abstract

Background: Malnutrition by default is often the consequence of a deficient diet in which there are not enough quality nutrients and / or in necessary quantities. In Latin America and the Caribbean, 11% of children under two years of age frequently suffer from malnutrition by default, behaving differently depending on the region or country. In Ecuador, 24% of infants under two years of age are affected by this health problem. Methods: An observational, descriptive, prospective and cross-sectional study was carried out that included the parents or caregivers of children under two years of age, attended in two offices of the Pascuales health center during the year 2021 and who met the due inclusion criteria and informed consent. A survey was used to collect the information prepared by the author according to the objectives and variables to be studied. Results: The age group that predominated were parents or caregivers aged 25 to 29 years (52.5%), high school level (66%), in common union (76%), and housewives (56%). The age group that predominated of children under 2 years of age from 13 to 18 months (60%), with adequate weight 90%, adequate height 82%, adequate weight at birth 96%. There was 76% ignorance on the part of parents or legal caregivers of children under 2 years of age about malnutrition by default. Conclusions: Most parents were found to be unaware of malnutrition by default. The educational strategy that was designed is planned to be developed through talks, in the afternoon, with a frequency of once a month, a duration of 30 minutes and with a group of 5 to 10 people.