Valoración del bajo peso, sobrepeso y obesidad de los niños de la Escuela Fiscal Mixta Francisco Cisneros de la parroquia Chiquintad del cantón Cuenca 2010

Abstract

The investigation tries to determine the prevalence of low weight, overweight, obesity in niños/as of the School Francisco Cisneros of the Chuiquintad parish of the Corner River basin, rescuing the cultural tradition in relation to the nutritional habits.

This investigation comprises of the project: NUTRITIONAL STATE OF THE CHILDREN OF THE SCHOOL “FRANCISCO CISNEROS” OF PARISH CHIQUINTAD OF THE CANTÒN RIVER BASIN 2010. Impelled by the School of Infirmary of the University of River basin, in which students participate, graduate and educational from this school.

Material and method: One is a study of cross section that allowed to determine the prevalence us of malnutrition in niños/as of the School Francisco Cisneros of the Chiquintad parish of the corner River basin. Work yet the universe of study constituted by 43 students between the second registered year and seventh year of basic in September 2009.

Techniques and instruments: The investigation techniques that I am used were: - The survey that I am realized to the parents of family of niños/as investigated. - The technique of measurement of the anthropometric control.

The instruments that were used were. - The tables of index of corporal mass (IMC) - The curves of growth of the NCHS - Forms of survey on the socioeconomic condition. The data process and were analyzed by means of Microsoft office Word and Excel.

The results were overweight 13.93%, obesity 6.96% and low weight 4.64 % In conclusion: in the School Francisco Cisneros one was that it exists low weight, overweight and obesity to weigh of the reduced number of students.

In conclusion: in the School Francisco Cisneros one was that it exists low weight, overweight and obesity to weigh of the reduced number of students.