Evaluación nutricional a niños(as) del Centro de Desarrollo Infantil Solidario El Cebollar y capacitación a sus padres, Cuenca. Diciembre-junio 2010

Abstract

The present investigation has as objective to determine the nutritional state of the children that attend the Center of Municipal Infantile Development “El Cebollar” of the Cuenca city, by means of indicative anthropometrics and practical alimentary; to qualify the parents through educational events to promote healthy alimentary habits, in the period from December to June of the 2010; the information was gathered making a dietary history to the children's 59 representatives; that later on was summoned to different trainings.

In the anthropometric evaluation we find: with Anthropometric indicators relation, in the Stimulation area 43 children normal and 57% current malnutrition; with Mass Corporal Index 43% of normality and 57% of light malnutrition.

In the Maternal 1 to Pre-basic “B” areas: With Anthropometric indicators relation, 37 normal%, 19% sharp malnutrition, 15% chronic malnutrition, 13% chronicle-sharp malnutrition, 10% overweight, 2% obesity 1, 4% serious obesity; with Index of Corporal Mass, 52 normal%, 19% light malnutrition, 8% moderate malnutrition, 6% serious malnutrition, 9% overweight, 2% obesity 1, 4% serious obesity.

Analyzing practical alimentary we mention that weekly contribution of calories and macronutrients distribution of week and weekend existing an unbalance,that is related with the obtained nutritional state directly.

In the educational events we obtained 64% of non appropriate knowledge and 36% previous appropriate to the training; post training there was 8% of non appropriate knowledge, 92% appropriate.

Keywords: State nutrition, preschool, kindergartens, parents’ education, Cuenca-Ecuador