Estudio del estado nutricional de la población de la zona de Pasankeri en la ciudad de La Paz, aplicando tecnología móvil

Abstract

The effects of malnutrition that exist in Bolivia are studied through a mobile application, with the objective of analyzing the nutritional status of the population of the Pasankeri area. The methodology used is quantitative of descriptive type in a population sample of 369 people, using a probabilistic sampling with the simple selection technique, with the percentage variation. The data obtained were 48.24% of people with good health, 30.08% with overweight and 13.55% with obesity, concluding that young people in the age range of 15 to 24 and 25 to 34 years have a higher rate of people with good health, and the age range of 35 to 44, 45 to 54 and 55 to 70 years have an inclination towards overweight and obesity.