Retardo en el crecimiento lineal relacionado con consumo alimentario en niños y niñas en edad escolar de la Unidad Educativa Huamboya, provincia de Morona Santiago 2014.

Abstract

Children with growth retardation have a higher risk of suffering from associated diseases, so evaluating their diet becomes a priority. The research was non-experimental of a cross-sectional type. Its main objective was to determine the relationship between linear growth and food consumption in school-age children in the Huamboya educational unit. A survey was used to identify general characteristics and frequency of food consumption. For the nutritional assessment, anthropometric data were used; For the tabulation and analysis of variables, the Microsoft Excel 2010 program, JMP 5.1, was applied. Results: general characteristics, 48.4% are children and 51.6% girls; according to the ethnic group, 64.5% of mixed nationality and 35.5% of Shuar nationality were characterized; Anthropometrically, growth retardation was observed with 30.6% and 4.8% with short stature; with the BMI 1.6% underweight, obesity 8%, overweight 6.4% and normal 90.3%; when surveying the frequency of consumption was 80.6% flour and cereals / daily, 32% fruits / daily, 31% vegetables / daily, 32% dairy / daily, 81% fish and seafood / weekly or less, 84% meats , 38% oils and fats / daily, 32% sweet / daily. Concluding in this study that the delay in growth is related to the inadequate consumption of foods especially fruits, vegetables and dairy products, it is recommended to encourage parents to consume varied and healthy foods in the family diet, to reduce problems of retardation in the growth of children.