Patrón alimentario y estado nutricional de niños trabajadores en edad escolar del área urbana del cantón Machala, durante el 2015

Abstract

Abstract: The objective of this work is to establish the relationship between socio-economic conditions, food pattern and nutritional status of working children of school age in the urban area of the Machala canton. The research is a quantitative, descriptive and cross-sectional study, carried out through the application of surveys to 284 working children of school age (6-12 years) who met the inclusion criteria. We proceeded to develop the database in the Microsoft Excel program and its statistical analysis with the SPSS 23 software. By determining the BMI it was possible to show that 51.1% presented a normal nutritional status, inclining towards 20.4% with risk of overweight; 15.1% with obesity and finally with 13.4% with low weight, concluding that the majority of schoolchildren are in normal states and in relation to the alimentary pattern a majority frequency is evidenced of 4 to 6 times per week being the most consumed cereals with 55.2%, milk and derivatives by 46.6%; and less frequently to vegetables and fruits.