Evaluación nutricional a niños(as) del Centro de Desarrollo Infantil Solidario El Condor y capacitación a sus padres 2009-2010

Abstract

This study evaluated the nutritional status of children in the solidarity child development center "CONDOR;" surveys were applied to parents in order to identify children's food practices and establish a relationship with nutritional status. It was also carried out a trained on appropriate dietary hygiene habits that children should have. We performed a prospective descriptive study to know about this topic.

57 children who were attending to the center were evaluated under a nutritional assessment. 53% were well nourished, 21% had chronic malnutrition, 19% had acute malnutrition, and 5% were overweight according to the indicators W/A (under 2 years), H/A and W/H. According to the BMI results were normal in the 75% of cases, malnutrition got the 4%, potential risk of overweight the 19%, the 2% remaining were overweight and no one was obese.

Daily and weekend calorie analysis were elevated by more than 50% of the population. Showing that despite of a high intake of calorie, malnutrition was founded in a considerable average.

There was a low average of family parents who responded accurately to the survey questions at the moment of the training, but previously to the next event, this number raised considerably.

Anthropometric indicators W/A, H/A, and, W/H were more accurate than BMI for this assessment.