Clinical and epidemiological characterization of children with protein-energetic malnutrition
A descriptive, longitudinal and prospective study of 76 undernourished children assisted in the Nutrition Service of "Jimmy Hirzel" Polyclinic in Bayamo, Granma province was carried out in the period 2014-2016, with the aim of characterizing them according to variables related to the mothe...
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| author | Electra Guerra Domínguez Yadit Arturo González Carrazana Frayda Gómez Vázquez Ana Fandiño Chaveco Adalgizar Martínez Jiménez |
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| description | A descriptive, longitudinal and prospective study of 76 undernourished children assisted in the Nutrition Service of "Jimmy Hirzel" Polyclinic in Bayamo, Granma province was carried out in the period 2014-2016, with the aim of characterizing them according to variables related to the mothers, the children and the families, for which theoretical, empiric and statistical methods were used. The children with the following characteristics: born underweight (71.1 %), inadequate complementary feeding (61.8 %), repeated acute infections (75.0 %), children which mothers had associated diseases with pregnancy (90.8 %), with low level of knowledge on the disease (67.1 %), as well as coming from families with middle economic incomes (81.6 %) and crowding (55.3 %) prevailed in the case material. It was concluded that most of the undernourished children presented prenatal, natal and postnatal history to kept in mind for the development of malnutrition, which can be preventable or modifiable. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-beb3cfe1eeb04d5384f04fe44e8db44f2022-12-21T22:12:13ZspaCentro Provincial de Información de Ciencias MédicasMedisan1029-30192018-10-01228762Clinical and epidemiological characterization of children with protein-energetic malnutritionElectra Guerra Domínguez0Yadit Arturo González Carrazana1Frayda Gómez Vázquez2Ana Fandiño Chaveco3Adalgizar Martínez Jiménez4Policlínico Universitario “Jimmy Hirzel”, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas. Bayamo, GranmaPoliclínico Universitario “Jimmy Hirzel”, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas. Bayamo, GranmaPoliclínico Universitario “Jimmy Hirzel”, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas. Bayamo, GranmaFacultad de Medicina No. 2, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas. Santiago de CubaPoliclínico Universitario “Bayamo Oeste”, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas. Bayamo, GranmaA descriptive, longitudinal and prospective study of 76 undernourished children assisted in the Nutrition Service of "Jimmy Hirzel" Polyclinic in Bayamo, Granma province was carried out in the period 2014-2016, with the aim of characterizing them according to variables related to the mothers, the children and the families, for which theoretical, empiric and statistical methods were used. The children with the following characteristics: born underweight (71.1 %), inadequate complementary feeding (61.8 %), repeated acute infections (75.0 %), children which mothers had associated diseases with pregnancy (90.8 %), with low level of knowledge on the disease (67.1 %), as well as coming from families with middle economic incomes (81.6 %) and crowding (55.3 %) prevailed in the case material. It was concluded that most of the undernourished children presented prenatal, natal and postnatal history to kept in mind for the development of malnutrition, which can be preventable or modifiable.http://medisan.sld.cu/index.php/san/article/view/2096desnutriciónbajo pesoalimentación complementariainfección |
| spellingShingle | Electra Guerra Domínguez Yadit Arturo González Carrazana Frayda Gómez Vázquez Ana Fandiño Chaveco Adalgizar Martínez Jiménez Clinical and epidemiological characterization of children with protein-energetic malnutrition Medisan desnutrición bajo peso alimentación complementaria infección |
| title | Clinical and epidemiological characterization of children with protein-energetic malnutrition |
| title_full | Clinical and epidemiological characterization of children with protein-energetic malnutrition |
| title_fullStr | Clinical and epidemiological characterization of children with protein-energetic malnutrition |
| title_full_unstemmed | Clinical and epidemiological characterization of children with protein-energetic malnutrition |
| title_short | Clinical and epidemiological characterization of children with protein-energetic malnutrition |
| title_sort | clinical and epidemiological characterization of children with protein energetic malnutrition |
| topic | desnutrición bajo peso alimentación complementaria infección |
| url | http://medisan.sld.cu/index.php/san/article/view/2096 |
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