Evaluación del desarrollo infantil en niños de 2 meses a 5 años que acuden al Centro de Salud "El Valle". Cuenca, febrero-agosto 2019

Abstract

The first years of life are fundamental as they help establish the foundations for adequate development, during this time the child is exposed to a great number of stimuli which influence their development, whether it is positive or negative. For this reason, it is important to detect any changes in development and risk factors early in life. Due to this, our study will utilize the “Libro Clínico ‘Atención Integrada a las Enfermedades Prevalentes de la Infancia’ (2016), to accurately evaluate children between 2 months and 5 years of age who attend the “Centro de Salud ‘El Valle’.” OBJECTIVE: To determine the level of development in children between the ages of 2 months and 5 years, who attend the “Centro de Salud ‘El Valle’.” METHODOLOGY: This study is quantitative descriptive and of prospective character. The study was on children between the ages of 2 months and 5 years who attend the “Centro de Salud ‘El Valle’” located in the canton of Cuenca, from February to August of the year 2019. The development of the children was evaluated based on the criteria established in the book “Libro Clínico: Atención Integrada a las Enfermedades Prevalentes de la Infancia: ‘AIEPI’.” The programs SPSS and Microsoft Excel were used for the data collection and analysis of data. RESULTS: The study had a sample size of 100 (N=100) of which 63.0% were male and 37.0% were female. According to the results utilizing the book “Libro Clínico Atención Integrada a las Enfermedades Prevalentes de la Infancia: ‘AIEPI’,” 5.0% showed normal development, 22.0% showed normal development with some risk factors, 40.0% showed problematic risks in development, this was the highest percentage from the acquired sample, finally 33.0% showed the likelihood of delayed development. The “problems when giving birth” are the predominant risk factors in our study with 25.4%.