Diversidad alimentaria en los niños entre 6 y 23 meses de edad en el área de hospitalización de clínica y cirugía pediátrica del Hospital Vicente Corral Moscoso en la ciudad de Cuenca. Ecuador 2015

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The first two years of life are a critical period for child nutrition. According to the 2011-2013 ENSANUT about half of children aged 6-11 months do not have access to adequate variety of foods.

GENERAL OBJECTIVE: To establish food diversity in children of 6 to 23 months old for a period of five months in 2015 at the Vicente Corral Moscoso Hospital

METHODOLOGY: A descriptive study, in the collection of data interviews the review of medical records was used. Tabulation and analysis of the data was performed using SPSS 19 measures of central tendency and distribution of quantitative variables; frequencies and percentages for qualitative variables.

RESULTS: It showed that less than 23% of infants with normal weight, predominantly emaciated and wasted severe malnutrition more pronounced in girls. Dietary diversity (DA), Minimum meal frequency (FMC) and minimum food diet (DMA) in relation to sex yielded no statistically significant relationship, but by age group showed a statistically significant increase with increasing age. When children acquire life year all foods are consumed by more than 80% of infants with the exception of legumes and nuts. Fruits and vegetables rich in Vitamin A, followed by milk and meat were the most employees