Estado nutricional en niños de 1 a 12 años con labio leporino y paladar hendido atendidos en la “Fundación Municipal de la Mujer y el Niño”. Cuenca 2018-2019

Abstract

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND The cleft lip consists of a separation in the upper lip and the palate is also cleft in a cleft or opening in the palate. The study arises from the high prevalence of cases in terms of genetic malformations presented at the South American level and on the nutritional problems that these pathologies can entail (1). Because there is limited information at the national level on the subject, it has been considered important to carry out a study that contributes to the generation of empirical data. OBJECTIVE To determine the nutritional status of children from 1 to 12 years old with a cleft palate and cleft lip cared for at the “Municipal Foundation for Women and Children” in the city of Cuenca 2019-2019. METHODOLOGY Quantitative study, with a descriptive scope, non-experimental cross-sectional design, of children between 1 and 12 years old of who have been treated between 2018-2019. RESULTS From the data obtained, it is concluded that the female sex predominates at 53.8 per cent; of the 46.2 per cent of the male sex, 57.7 per cent are from rural areas, 34.6 per cent have low income, Regarding the nutritional status in the BMI assessment of the patients, we found that 92.4% presented low weight, followed by normal weight and overweight with a percentage of 3.8% each.