Desnutrición aguda en menores de 2 años y factores asociados en dos consultorios médicos del Centro de Salud Pascuales. Año 2021.

Abstract

Background: Malnutrition as a definition is poor or unbalanced nutrition, it can be due to multiple factors and is one of those that contribute to the global burden of disease. Classic anthropometric indicators such as height/age (T/E), weight/age (P/E), weight/height (P/T) reflect the nutritional status of the individual, the P/T indicator diagnoses the highest proportion of malnourished moderate in the case of children under 24 months. Acute malnutrition is related by certain factors such as the patient's age, low birth weight (less than 2500 grams) increase the risk of malnutrition, children who did not start complementary feeding when they were diagnosed and are older than 6 months increase the risk of develop malnutrition. Methods: Relational research with observational type approach, cross section, planning in prospective and analytical data collection. Informed consent was obtained from the parents for the application of a survey carried out by the author and the recording of the anthropometric measurements of the children. Results: The results indicate that 38.8% of the study population presented moderate acute malnutrition. Statistical difference was evidenced between the presence of acute malnutrition and inadequate nutrition and inadequate drinking water quality. Conclusions: Acute malnutrition is related to biological and socioenvironmental factors.