Food security and nutritional status in children from the MIES Child Development Centers in the city of Loja
Objective: To determine food security and nutritional status in children attending the Child Development Centers of MIES in the city of Loja, during the period from October 2022 to March 2023. Methodology: A quantitative, descriptive, and cross-sectional approach was used. The study involved 367 par...
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| author | Montoya Jaramillo, Verónica Maza Gutierrez, Adriana Lisseth |
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| description | Objective: To determine food security and nutritional status in children attending the Child Development Centers of MIES in the city of Loja, during the period from October 2022 to March 2023. Methodology: A quantitative, descriptive, and cross-sectional approach was used. The study involved 367 participants. The food security scale and dietary quality test were applied to parents, and the children's weight and length/height were measured. Results: Only 13.08% of households were food secure, while the remainder experienced food insecurity, with mild food insecurity being the most prevalent at 50.68%. The most representative level of dietary quality was optimal, accounting for 50.95%. Regarding nutritional status based on the weight-for-length/height indicator, 91.01% of children had an adequate nutritional status, 7.08% were at risk of overweight, 1.36% were overweight, and 0.54% presented moderate acute malnutrition. According to length/height-for-age, 83.92% had normal stature, 14.44% had low stature, and 1.63% had severely low stature. A statistically significant relationship was found between food security and nutritional status using the chi-square test (p-value = 0.037). Conclusion: This study confirmed that most children live in households with food insecurity, although the majority have an adequate nutritional status. Despite the significant relationship between these variables, malnutrition due to food insecurity was evident only in certain cases. |
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| spelling | oai:rccs.upeu.edu.pe:article/21102025-08-12T22:28:01Z Food security and nutritional status in children from the MIES Child Development Centers in the city of Loja Seguridad alimentaria y estado nutricional en niños de los Centros de Desarrollo Infantil del MIES de la ciudad de Loja Montoya Jaramillo, Verónica Maza Gutierrez, Adriana Lisseth Food access Malnutrition Child nutrition Childcare centers Acceso a la alimentación Malnutrición Nutrición del niño Centros de atención diaria infantil Objective: To determine food security and nutritional status in children attending the Child Development Centers of MIES in the city of Loja, during the period from October 2022 to March 2023. Methodology: A quantitative, descriptive, and cross-sectional approach was used. The study involved 367 participants. The food security scale and dietary quality test were applied to parents, and the children's weight and length/height were measured. Results: Only 13.08% of households were food secure, while the remainder experienced food insecurity, with mild food insecurity being the most prevalent at 50.68%. The most representative level of dietary quality was optimal, accounting for 50.95%. Regarding nutritional status based on the weight-for-length/height indicator, 91.01% of children had an adequate nutritional status, 7.08% were at risk of overweight, 1.36% were overweight, and 0.54% presented moderate acute malnutrition. According to length/height-for-age, 83.92% had normal stature, 14.44% had low stature, and 1.63% had severely low stature. A statistically significant relationship was found between food security and nutritional status using the chi-square test (p-value = 0.037). Conclusion: This study confirmed that most children live in households with food insecurity, although the majority have an adequate nutritional status. Despite the significant relationship between these variables, malnutrition due to food insecurity was evident only in certain cases. Objetivo: Determinar la seguridad alimentaria y el estado nutricional en niños de los Centros de Desarrollo Infantil del MIES de la ciudad de Loja, periodo octubre 2022 – marzo 2023. Metodología: Enfoque cuantitativo, descriptivo y transversal. La investigación se realizó en 367 participantes, se aplicó la escala de seguridad alimentaria y el test de calidad de alimentación a los padres de familia, la toma de peso y longitud /talla de los niños. Resultados: Solo el 13,08% de los hogares poseen seguridad alimentaria, y el resto inseguridad alimentaria siendo más evidente la leve con 50,68%, la calidad de alimentación más representativa fue la óptima (50,95%) según el indicador peso para la longitud/talla, el 91,01% presentó un estado nutricional adecuado, el 7,08% riesgo de sobrepeso, el 1,36% sobrepeso y el 0,54% desnutrición aguda moderada, según la longitud/talla para la edad el 83,92% posee talla normal, el 14,44% baja talla y el 1,63% baja talla severa; se determinó que existe relación estadísticamente significativa entre seguridad alimentaria y estado nutricional mediante el chi cuadrado, el valor p fue 0,037. Conclusión: Este estudio corroboró que la mayoría de los niños viven en hogares con inseguridad alimentaria, aunque la mayoría posee un estado nutricional adecuado; a pesar de la relación significativa entre estas variables, la malnutrición por inseguridad alimentaria ha sido evidente solo en algunos casos. Universidad Peruana Unión 2025-06-30 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://rccs.upeu.edu.pe/index.php/rc_salud/article/view/2110 10.17162/rccs.v18i1.2110 Revista Científica de Ciencias de la Salud; Vol. 18 No. 1 (2025): Revista Científica de Ciencias de la Salud; 37 - 46 Revista Científica de Ciencias de la Salud; Vol. 18 Núm. 1 (2025): Revista Científica de Ciencias de la Salud; 37 - 46 2411-0094 2306-0603 spa https://rccs.upeu.edu.pe/index.php/rc_salud/article/view/2110/2174 Derechos de autor 2025 Verónica Montoya Jaramillo, Adriana Lisseth Maza Gutierrez https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
| spellingShingle | Food access Malnutrition Child nutrition Childcare centers Acceso a la alimentación Malnutrición Nutrición del niño Centros de atención diaria infantil Montoya Jaramillo, Verónica Maza Gutierrez, Adriana Lisseth Food security and nutritional status in children from the MIES Child Development Centers in the city of Loja |
| title | Food security and nutritional status in children from the MIES Child Development Centers in the city of Loja |
| title_alt | Seguridad alimentaria y estado nutricional en niños de los Centros de Desarrollo Infantil del MIES de la ciudad de Loja |
| title_full | Food security and nutritional status in children from the MIES Child Development Centers in the city of Loja |
| title_fullStr | Food security and nutritional status in children from the MIES Child Development Centers in the city of Loja |
| title_full_unstemmed | Food security and nutritional status in children from the MIES Child Development Centers in the city of Loja |
| title_short | Food security and nutritional status in children from the MIES Child Development Centers in the city of Loja |
| title_sort | food security and nutritional status in children from the mies child development centers in the city of loja |
| topic | Food access Malnutrition Child nutrition Childcare centers Acceso a la alimentación Malnutrición Nutrición del niño Centros de atención diaria infantil |
| topic_facet | Food access Malnutrition Child nutrition Childcare centers Acceso a la alimentación Malnutrición Nutrición del niño Centros de atención diaria infantil |
| url | https://rccs.upeu.edu.pe/index.php/rc_salud/article/view/2110 |
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