Family nutrition and anthropometric indicators in schoolchildren of an urban educational unit, Quito, Ecuador
Journal Title: Revista Eugenio Espejo - Year 2022, Vol 16, Issue 3
Abstract
Child malnutrition is a public health problem. This research aimed to determine the association between the anthropometric indicators of schoolchildren (height, weight, and body mass index) and the nutrition of parents or legal guardians of minors, in an educational institution in the city of Quito, Ecuador, during December 2019. The study had a quantitative and observational, descriptive, and cross-sectional approach, in which 38 schoolchildren aged 5 to 11 years (20 boys and 18 girls) and 32 parents (or legal guardians) participated. 68.75% of the parents required to make changes towards a healthy diet, 68.42% of the children had normal height, 23.68% of the children were at risk of being overweight. The p values of the Kendall Tau C test were greater than 0.05, with no relationship between the variables studied. It was concluded that most of the parents or legal guardians needed to improve the quality of their nutrition. Most of the schoolchildren were overweight or at risk of being overweight, as well as normal size. There was no statistically significant association between the parents' diet and body mass index.
Authors and Affiliations
María Belén Ortiz Valderrama, Daniela Estefanía Parreño Tovar, Yadira Alejandra Morejón Terán, Christian F. Juna
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