Estudio de los factores nutricionales asociados con el desarrollo neuropsicomotor en niños de 6 meses a 6 años que asisten a centros de cuidado infantil Tixán periodo 2021.

Abstract

The goal of this study was to study the nutritional factors associated with neuropsychomotor development in children aged 6 months to 6 years attending childcare centers in Tixán, period 2021. The study is of cross-sectional epidemiological type and design, in a population of 102 children who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. As a technique, a survey was used, anthropometric indicators were evaluated (weight/height, weight/age, height/age, body mass index/age) all these indicators were calculated in the ANTHRO and ANTHRO PLUS program. Data were analyzed and processed Microsoft Excel, SPSS using differential and inferential statistics to measure the association between dietary factors and Denver test is applied logistic regression. The results found were male 46.1% and female 53.9%; 51% children between 2 and 5 years, 2.9% risk of acute malnutrition, 29.4% risk of global malnutrition, 53.9% retardation in height, 25.4% overweight and 1% severe wasting. In the application of the Denver test, it was observed that 60.7% girls had normal development and 39.2% boys had alterations in psychomotor development. For the association between nutritional factors and neuropsychomotor development resulted in children with delayed height are 1.11 times more likely to have an alteration. When combining nutritional factors and neuropsychomotor development was statistically significant. It is evident that the socioeconomic level, the schooling of the mother, number of children and the lack of knowledge about healthy eating affect the growth and development of children. It is recommended to carry out new studies with a more significant population that help to investigate the subject in a more in-depth way.