Impacto nutricional del programa de suplementación con micronutrientes en niños menores a cinco años que acuden al Centro de Salud de la Parroquia de Yaruquíes.

Abstract

Nutritional impact of the supplementation with micro sprinkled nutrients in children under five years old who attend to Health Centre of Yaruquíes parish was analyzed. A descriptive cross sectional no experimental study was used to carry out this investigation. It was possible to analyze if the supplementation mentioned above was favorable or not in the group of study. In addition, the quantitative investigation was used as well as surveys to sample of the 70 mothers who signed the engagement letter to formulate a data register getting them in their Clinical Record. A survey about supplementation was also carried out. According the processes established in the Manual of Anthropometry procedures of Ministry of Public Health we took anthropometry measurements as Weight and Height (W/H) before the investigation so that we could associate them to the answer gotten from implementation whit micro nutrients with the new anthropometric measurements which determines its impact. There were differences in the results found in the Nutritional Value, the indicators Height/Age, Weight/Height and Age / Body Mass Index of the group of study. These differences were meaningful since weight value of the test were < 0.05. It is conclude that the hypothesis was proves so, it is recommended to visit houses frequently in order to confirm the correct use of the micro sprinkled nutrients by mothers or any responsible person of the child’s nutrition.