Diseño de una guía educativa sobre lactancia materna exclusiva dirigida a madres adolescentes indigenas de la Comunidad Pull Grande. Guamote. Chimborazo. 2014.

Abstract

The present investigation was carried out in the community of Pull Grande del Cantón Guamote in the province of Chimborazo the universe was 36 teenage mothers , the type of study was a cross-sectional descriptive study, the skills and practices by applying a survey was validated and the following results were obtained: the age of the adolescents which most predominate is 16 to 19 years of age with 77%, 92% of mothers adolescents are married, 75% of adolescents are aware of the definition of exclusive breastfeeding, but practices in everyday life do not are favorable, 92% of the population surveyed considered that breastfeeding mother is important for the development of their children, 83% of mothers the benefits of exclusive breastfeeding, 83% water or other foods to their children under six months, 97% of mothers adolescents have poor diet, 86% of adolescent mothers do not wash your hands before breastfeeding your baby. Due to lack of information and knowledge on exclusive breastfeeding and adolescents, malnutrition is very high in the country and has become a public health problem is why the design of this Educational Guide in Exclusive Breastfeeding for teens in the Pull Grande community is aimed at promoting appropriate nutritional practices.