Percepciones de escolares sobre sus hábitos de vida en establecimientos educativos de la ciudad de Cuenca, distrito 01D01, 2023

Abstract

Introduction: The study allowed us to know the perceptions of life habits in schoolchildren in the city of Cuenca, we managed to have a vision of what children know and do not know about eating habits, physical activity and consumption of mobile devices. Objective: The objective was to identify the perceptions of schoolchildren about their lifestyle in educational establishments in the city of Cuenca, district 01D01. Methodology: A qualitative phenomenological study was carried out, with individual interviews and two focus groups of children between 8 and 11 years 29 days of age year 2023, semistructured interviews were used. The total number of children attending was 28. Results: The results showed that the nutritional knowledge that the children had is general, there is no specific knowledge of the benefits and components of each food group, with respect to the practice of physical activity mostly occurs in school and weekends with the family; minimally perform extracurricular sports practice during the week; the use of digital devices is regular and for different purposes, mainly entertainment. Conclusions: The knowledge of the study participants is basic in the three categories addressed, therefore, it is important that specific education be carried out on different topics, including: importance of food quality and quantity, type of food and nutritional value, benefits of physical activity, consequences of excessive use of mobile devices.