Conocimientos de las madres sobre la alimentación complementaria en niños menores de 5 años, que asisten a un hospital de Guayaquil, año 2022.

Abstract

Essential complementary feeding children over 6 months of age, the nutritional requirement increases as their stage progresses from infant to infant, in view of the increase in nutritional requirements. Objective To determine the level of knowledge of Mothers about Complementary feeding in Children Under 5 years of age, who attend a hospital in Guayaquil, year 2022. Design: quantitative, descriptive, prospective, cross-sectional. Population: made up of 104 women who attend the pediatric outpatient clinic. Technique: indirect observation. Instrument: survey for data collection. Results: When characterizing the mothers, it stands out that they are between 21 and 26 years old (39%), area of rural origin (60%), higher level of education (34%), 25% housewives, minors 6 months (38%) is the age of the children; also, it was verified in more than 60% an inadequate handling of food, frequency, milk volume, texture; Regarding the problems due to late or early complementary feeding that children can develop, 62% have or are diagnosed with gastroenteritis, 61% respiratory tract infections, 60% choking episodes and risk of obesity. Conclusion: The level of knowledge of mothers about complementary feeding in children under 5 years of age was inadequate.