Valoración nutricional y hábitos alimenticios en niños de las Comunidades Indígenas Shuar, Morona Santiago - Ecuador
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2018
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Corporación Universitaria Lasallista, Editorial Lasallista
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Introduction. There are no significant nutritional
programs, aimed at understanding the nutritional
status and eating habits of the indigenous Shuar
communities that generate the promotion of health
programs. The most vulnerable population of the
Shuar indigenous ethnic group is the infantile
population; those who live in marginal rural and urban areas with limitations in health and
education services due to their settlement in jungle
areas of difficult access. Objective. Evaluate the
nutritional status and eating habits of children from
0 to 12 years old, by analyzing anthropometric data
and biochemical tests as a baseline for future
community health interventions. Material and
methods. It is a study with a quantitative scope of
a non-experimental, transversal-descriptive
nature. Nutritional clinical histories, 24-hour
reminder, frequency of food consumption, as well
as a comparison of anthropometric data and blood
sample for quantification of capillary hematocrit
were performed. Results. 21.79% of the total
number of children served in the 3 indigenous
communities presents Malnutrition. 6.41% of the
total number of children served in the 3 indigenous
communities is underweight. 1.92% of the total
number of children treated in the 3 indigenous
communities is overweight. Conclusions.
Malnutrition is due to multiple factors, among
which has been identified the intake of food with
low nutritional value, socioeconomic-cultural
factors and the great distances to obtain diversified
food.
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Corporación Universitaria Lasallista, Nutrición infantil, Alimentación del niño, Desnutrición infantil
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Revista Lasallista de Investigación Vol. 15 No 2 2018