Factores determinantes en la inseguridad alimentaria de lactantes migrantes menores de 6 meses de edad del municipio San José de Cúcuta, Norte de Santander.

Abstract

Introduction: In the last decade, it has intensified to inform the Latin American population about the importance of the practice of breastfeeding in the first 24 hours of life, such food has all the nutrients complete and necessary for the optimal growth and development of infants. The failure to consume this complete and balanced food, brings with it risk factors associated with the health of children under 6 months, among these is directly related immunity. This article presents an analysis of the factors that influence food insecurity especially in the migrant population, being this type of population where this event was most evidenced by the economic inactivity they represent today. Objective: To determine the factors that influence the food insecurity of children up to 6 months of age due to the non-admission of breastfeeding linked to the health provider Medimas. Materials and methods: Descriptive, retrospective and cross-sectional research. Information was collected from 78 children living in San José de Cúcuta with migrant parents under 6 months of age belonging to the MEDIMAS EPS. The Heon database was taken into account for the calculation of the sample size.