Perfil sociodemográfico, estado nutricional y estrategias de apoyo en educación alimentaria y nutricional en niños y niñas en edad escolar localidad Villa del Rosario.

Abstract

According to the results obtained in the National Survey of the Nutritional Situation in Colombia 2015, the increase in the prevalence of malnutrition due to deficit and excess is observed, which is closely related to the different sociodemographic conditions of Colombian families, observing Food Insecurity in the home It is for this reason that the nutritional status of school-age boys and girls was evaluated, making this a vulnerable population and a crucial phase in which those with lower profiles experience continuous growth and consolidate their tastes, eating habits and adopt diet adult. Therefore, the objective of this study is to evaluate the Sociodemographic Profile of school-age boys and girls and their relationship with nutritional status, and thus support strategies in food and nutritional education were generated. Methodology for the study, a population of 429 children aged between 8, 9 and 10 years was taken, the sociodemographic profile and informed consent survey was applied to the sample of 112 students and by means of the exclusion parameters the size of the total sample of students resulted in 74 schoolchildren, who were assessed through anthropometric parameters in order to establish their nutritional status. Later, the promotion on Food and Nutritional Education was carried out to the 429 primary students of the morning shift and teachers in the Villa del Rosario locality, by means of didactic material for continuous learning; As a result, 27% were overweight, 9.5% in obesity, 10.8% risk of thinness and 6.8% thinness, directly related to the following sociodemographic variables: Income, money spent on food, caregiver, parents' level of education, food consumption frequency. Conclusion the sociodemographic profile of families is directly related to the nutritional status of minors.