Valoración del bajo peso, sobrepeso y obesidad de los niños/as de la Escuela General Antonio Farfán de la parroquia San Joaquín, del cantón Cuenca 2010-2011

Abstract

This investigation of descriptive transverse type has been accomplished to determine the low weight, obesity, overweight of the first class children of the school General Antonio Farfán of the parish church San Joaquin of the Canton Cuenca. The one that it was made possible for thanks to the collaboration of the director, teachers, family men and student body of the same; Being 308 Universe and obtaining 76 first class children's Sign.

They suffer first class children's majority of the study of low weight according to parameters established in the World Health Organization, with the following results: With 78.90% of low weight; with 11.80% of overweight, only normal weight and 0% of Obesity have the 9.20%.

Predominates the diet hyper-coal load that has an effect on negatively the students' nutrition.

The families' socioeconomic status is softly, the cost-reducing entrance of the homes is not enough for supplying the family’s needs, since the value of the basic basket ranks above the perceived wage levels. The majority of the family men of the indicated homes they have sent the complete primary school, performing day laborer’s works, the investigated families' low educational level determines also the characteristics of the diets consumed at the homes.

Opinion polls of the socioeconomic family situation that were applicable directly in the children's family were utilized for our investigation; Take from weight and size, appraising them by means of data established of the World Health Organization.