Estudio del estado nutricional e identificación de factores de riesgo de la población escolar del cantón Celica, de la provincia de Loja en el año 2010

Abstract

Abstract: In order to determine the nutritional status of children from 5 to 12 years of Canton Celica, this research was conducted a descriptive, quantitative design and horizontal approach for calculating sampling program was used ENE 3.0. Established anthropometric data (weight, height, hematocrit, abdominal circunference and triceps skinfold) of each sample (n = 51); these entered the statistical programs SPSS 19 and WHO ANTRHO PLUS, through which it was established, the Z-score of each nutritional indicator and also surveyed the socioeconomic. In Canton Celica we show a normal nutritional status of 80,5%, there are no signs of overweight or acute malnutrition, but if we can show chronic malnutrition and low height for age at 2.4% of the school population, affecting only the male. All this related to eating disorders and socioeconomic detected.