Presupuesto público en salud y sus efectos en la desnutrición crónica infantil. El caso peruano
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Vive Rev. Salud
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En la actualidad, aunque las tasas de malnutrición que afectan a los pueblos indígenas y a las zonas de bajos ingresos han disminuido en un 33,8%, América Latina sigue registrando niveles alarmantes de malnutrición, especialmente a nivel infantil. En el caso de Perú en particular, urge estudiar el impacto del presupuesto sanitario en la dinámica de la desnutrición infantil. Objetivo. Analizar la incidencia del presupuesto de salud pública en la reducción de la desnutrición infantil en Perú durante las dos últimas décadas. Metodología. Revisión narrativa acerca del impacto de los presupuestos de salud pública en la desnutrición. Dentro de busqueda se consideraron bases de datos como Scopus, Web of Science, Scielo, Redalyc, Latindex y Google Scholar desde el 2019 a 2023. Considerando con ecuación health budget" OR "chronic child malnutrition", "government spending" con la función booleana AND como parámetros de búsqueda para el campo "topic" para encontrar documentos que también trataran sobre "malnutrition" OR "chronic child malnutrition" OR "child malnutrition". Resultados. Se identificaron 57 fuente, se excluyeron 4 artículos por duplicidad y 37 por falta de información, dando como resultando un total de 16 artículos a considerar en este análisis. Conclusión. Se puede concluir que existe una relación significativa entre el aumento del presupuesto público en salud y la disminución de la desnutrición infantil a nivel nacional. La literatura existente destaca que a medida que se incrementa la asignación presupuestaria en el ámbito de la salud, se observa una reducción correspondiente en las tasas de desnutrición.
Currently, although malnutrition rates affecting indigenous peoples and low-income areas have decreased by 33.8%, Latin America continues to register alarming levels of malnutrition, especially at the child level. In the case of Peru in particular, there is an urgent need to study the impact of the health budget on the dynamics of child malnutrition. Objective. To analyze the impact of the public health budget on the reduction of child malnutrition in Peru during the last two decades. Methodology. Narrative review of the impact of public health budgets on malnutrition. Within the search, databases such as Scopus, Web of Science, Scielo, Redalyc, Latindex and Google Scholar from 2019 to 2023 were considered. Considering with equation health budget" OR "chronic child malnutrition", "government spending" with the Boolean function AND as search parameters for the field "topic" to find documents that also dealt with "malnutrition" OR "chronic child malnutrition" OR "child malnutrition". Results. Fifty-seven sources were identified, 4 articles were excluded due to duplicity and 37 due to lack of information, resulting in a total of 16 articles to be considered in this analysis. Conclusion. It can be concluded that there is a significant relationship between the increase in the public health budget and the decrease in child malnutrition at the national level. The existing literature highlights that as the health budget allocation increases, a corresponding reduction in malnutrition rates is observed.
Currently, although malnutrition rates affecting indigenous peoples and low-income areas have decreased by 33.8%, Latin America continues to register alarming levels of malnutrition, especially at the child level. In the case of Peru in particular, there is an urgent need to study the impact of the health budget on the dynamics of child malnutrition. Objective. To analyze the impact of the public health budget on the reduction of child malnutrition in Peru during the last two decades. Methodology. Narrative review of the impact of public health budgets on malnutrition. Within the search, databases such as Scopus, Web of Science, Scielo, Redalyc, Latindex and Google Scholar from 2019 to 2023 were considered. Considering with equation health budget" OR "chronic child malnutrition", "government spending" with the Boolean function AND as search parameters for the field "topic" to find documents that also dealt with "malnutrition" OR "chronic child malnutrition" OR "child malnutrition". Results. Fifty-seven sources were identified, 4 articles were excluded due to duplicity and 37 due to lack of information, resulting in a total of 16 articles to be considered in this analysis. Conclusion. It can be concluded that there is a significant relationship between the increase in the public health budget and the decrease in child malnutrition at the national level. The existing literature highlights that as the health budget allocation increases, a corresponding reduction in malnutrition rates is observed.
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Vol. 6, No. 18