Estudio del estado nutricional e identificación de factores de riesgo de la población escolar de los cantones, Olmedo, Quilanga y Sozoranga de la provincia de Loja, año 2010.

Abstract

The present study was conducted to determine the nutritional status of school children 5-12years of the cantons: Olmedo, Quilanga and Sozoranga, it is descriptive, quantitative design and transversal Approach to calculating sample will be used ENE3.0 program. In each sample was determined element anthropometric data (weight, height, BMI, arm circumference, abdominal and triceps skinfold) and microhematocrit, which were entered into SPSS19 and WHO ANTRHO PLUS, and through them it was established the mean, standard deviation, and the Z-score of weight /age, height /age, BMI/ age the study was completed with the socioeconomic survey. Of all the people belonging to the study found that 100% of school has adequate size for age, 11.6% are overweight, 2.3%. In turn economic income in the three counties in the greater percentage is below the basic family basket. of parents 84%, consider that their children are not well fed.