Estudio del bajo peso, sobrepeso y obesidad en los niños y niñas de la Escuela Cazadores de los Ríos parroquia Victoria del Portete, Cuenca 2010-2011

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The investigation was to Determine the prevalence of the low weight, overweight and obesity in niños/as of the School Cazadores de los Ríos of the Cuenca city.-This investigation comprises of the project. Study of the nutritional state of the children of basic education of the Cuenca city. 2010 - 2011. Impelled by the School of Infirmary of the Universidad de Cuenca.-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.- Universe: Niños/as registered in school year 2010-2011 was constituted by 297.- SAMPLE: Niños/as worked with a sample of of 75, included between the second and seventh of basic, obtained with the statistical formula.- TECHNIQUES AND INSTRUMENTS: Interview that were realized to the parents of family of niños/as investigated and anthropometric measurement. Instruments that were used are: • The tables of Index of Corporal Mass (IMC) • The curves of growth NCHS • Form of surveys on the socioeconomic condition.- RESULTS: they demonstrate that the 22,66% of niños/as present/display low weight, 6.66% has overweight related to the type of feeding, sedentary style of life and the 69,33% correspond to niños/as of normal weight.- CONCLUSION: the found nutritional problems are related to socioeconomic conditions, nutritional styles of life, habits and level of access to the nutrients.AU