Prevalencia de desnutrición proteico energética y desarrollo psicomotor en los niños y niñas menores de cinco años que asisten a los Centros Infantiles del Buen Vivir de la parroquia La Matriz del cantón Guamote 2012

Abstract

Investigation with transversal design to determine the prevalence of protein- energetic undernourishment and psychomotor development in children under five years old who go to the Infantile Centers of Good Living from La Matriz Parish, Guamote canton. In a sample of 53 children, a survey was applied where the variables, biological characteristics and psychomotor development were measured. From the results, biological characteristics and psychomotor development, female 70% and male 66.70% with an average of 39.48 female and 39.06 months old male; development level, 60% are in a high medium level of female from La Victoria and Santa Cruz Villages; 57.57% in a high medium level of male. Physical growing, severe growing underdevelopment 40%, IMC 40%, with overweight in female and 45% in male; the variables crossing indicate that there is not meaningful relation between protein energetic reserves and psychomotor development, indicating underdevelopment with relation to the size. It is recommended that every Infantile Center has a Nutritionist Dietician for the elaboration of menus according to the children energetic needs and for monitoring the nourishment state of children from these villages in order to avoid risks of growing detention.