Factors Associated with Chronic Child Malnutrition in Peru
Abstract Objective: To investigate factors associated with chronic malnutrition among children aged five and under in Peru. Materials and Methods: Secondary data analysis based on the Peruvian 2018 Demographic and Family Health Survey. Results: Child’s age (PR = 1.01; 95% CI: 1.009 to 1.015) and...
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| author | Melanie Trujillo-Roldan Luis Roldán-Arbieto Jesus E. Talavera Miguel A Perez Lucy E. Correa López Jhony De La Cruz-Vargas |
| author_facet | Melanie Trujillo-Roldan Luis Roldán-Arbieto Jesus E. Talavera Miguel A Perez Lucy E. Correa López Jhony De La Cruz-Vargas |
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Objective: To investigate factors associated with chronic malnutrition among children aged five and under in Peru.
Materials and Methods: Secondary data analysis based on the Peruvian 2018 Demographic and Family Health Survey.
Results: Child’s age (PR = 1.01; 95% CI: 1.009 to 1.015) and living in a rural area (PR = 1.36; 95% CI: 1.21 to 1.54) were
associated with a higher risk of chronic malnutrition in the sample. Educational level, wealth index, and not belonging to the publicly funded Comedor Popular nutrition program, were identified as protective factors to chronic malnutrition.
Conclusion: Being under five and living in a rural area was associated with an increased risk of chronic malnutrition in children residing in Peru. A higher wealth index and mother’s level of education decrease the chances of chronic alnutrition in children under five years of age.
Keywords: Malnutrition; Child, Preschool; Infant; Risk factors,
Public health |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c71a36b66c8f443893bc9a8ff13527e52023-02-09T18:19:13ZengUniversidad Juárez Autónoma de TabascoHorizonte Sanitario1665-32622007-74592022-04-0121215816710.19136/hs.a21n2.48624255Factors Associated with Chronic Child Malnutrition in PeruMelanie Trujillo-Roldan0Luis Roldán-Arbieto1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3779-5404Jesus E. Talavera2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0267-2105Miguel A Perez3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5234-9568Lucy E. Correa López4https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7892-4391Jhony De La Cruz-Vargas5Instituto de Investigación de Ciencias Biomédicas (INICIB), Facultad de Medicina Humana, Universidad Ricardo Palma. Lima, Perú.Escuela de Postgrado en Gestión Pública de la Universidad Tecnológica del Perú. Lima, PerúInstituto de Investigación de Ciencias Biomédicas (INICIB), Facultad de Medicina Humana, Universidad Ricardo Palma. Lima, PerúUniversidad Estatal de California, Fresno, Salud Pública. EE.UUInstituto de Investigación de Ciencias Biomédicas (INICIB), Facultad de Medicina Humana, Universidad Ricardo Palma. Lima, PerúInstituto de Investigación de Ciencias Biomédicas (INICIB), Facultad de Medicina Humana, Universidad Ricardo Palma. Lima, PerúAbstract Objective: To investigate factors associated with chronic malnutrition among children aged five and under in Peru. Materials and Methods: Secondary data analysis based on the Peruvian 2018 Demographic and Family Health Survey. Results: Child’s age (PR = 1.01; 95% CI: 1.009 to 1.015) and living in a rural area (PR = 1.36; 95% CI: 1.21 to 1.54) were associated with a higher risk of chronic malnutrition in the sample. Educational level, wealth index, and not belonging to the publicly funded Comedor Popular nutrition program, were identified as protective factors to chronic malnutrition. Conclusion: Being under five and living in a rural area was associated with an increased risk of chronic malnutrition in children residing in Peru. A higher wealth index and mother’s level of education decrease the chances of chronic alnutrition in children under five years of age. Keywords: Malnutrition; Child, Preschool; Infant; Risk factors, Public healthhttps://revistahorizonte.ujat.mx/index.php/horizonte/article/view/4862 |
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| title | Factors Associated with Chronic Child Malnutrition in Peru |
| title_full | Factors Associated with Chronic Child Malnutrition in Peru |
| title_fullStr | Factors Associated with Chronic Child Malnutrition in Peru |
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| title_short | Factors Associated with Chronic Child Malnutrition in Peru |
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