Prevalencia de talla baja y factores asociados en niñas y niños de 0 a 5 años de edad en el Centro de Salud 1. Cuenca-Ecuador 2014

Abstract

Background: Short stature in children is the main reason for consultation in our environment and may be indicative of other diseases.

Objective: To determine the prevalence of stunting and associated factors in children from 0 to 5 years attending to the health center No. 1 in the city of Cuenca, in 2014.

Method and Materials: Cross sectional study. The sample consisted of 422 children under 5 years. The information was processed in SPSS version 15 for free distribution. Prevalence and associated factors with stunting were identified, results were presented in frequently tables, for statistical association chi square was used with 95% confidence, RP and p value.

Results: The average age stood at 15.23 months being the male the most frequent (51.4%); the prevalence of stunting was 14.7%, predominantly in the population: 19.4% preschool; 16.6% male; patients with wasting 56.5%; disproportion SS/SI 35.7%; socio economic strata under C 16.9%; primary education level of parent 17.7%; 21.9% without breast-feeding; problems in pregnancy 18.2%; stunted father 16.9%; chronic endocrine diseases 28.6%, being the latter the only statistically significant risk factor with RP 2.1 (CI 95% 1,2-3,7).

Conclusions: The prevalence of stunting is high and is associated with chronic non-endocrine diseases.