Factores relacionados con el abandono de la suplementación de los micronutrientes en niños
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La anemia es uno de los problemas más importantes de la salud pública, viéndose un crecimiento sostenido en los últimos años. Existen diversos factores relacionados al abandono de la suplementación de los micronutrientes. Objetivo. Establecer los factores relacionados con el abandono de la suplementación de los micronutrientes en niños de 6 a 36 meses atendidos en un Centro Materno Infantil. Materiales y métodos. El enfoque fue cuantitativo, de tipo básica, diseño no experimental transversal. La población estuvo constituida por 120 pacientes neonatos y la muestra fue de 80 pacientes neonatos del Centro Materno infantil, elegidos mediante muestreo no probabilístico, con la técnica de la encuesta y el instrumento fue el cuestionario. Resultados. El 25% presentó niveles inadecuados, el 62.5% presentó niveles moderados y el 12.5% presentó niveles adecuados de uso de suplementación de los micronutrientes. Conclusiones. El abandono de la suplementación de los micronutrientes se encuentra asociado con los factores generales del infante, como la edad, sexo, y número de hijo, tipo de seguro y número de micronutriente y además dependen de los factores relacionados al cuidador a edad del cuidador, grado de instrucción, estado civil, número de hijos, procedencia y ocupación, tal como muestra al prueba de la independencia de Chi-cuadrado y el p< 0.05, y se establecen que los factores generales del niño y los Factores relacionados al cuidador se encuentran asociados en la suplementación de los micronutrientes.
Anemia is one of the most important public health problems, with a sustained growth in recent years. There are several factors related to the abandonment of micronutrient supplementation. Objective. To establish the factors related to the abandonment of micronutrient supplementation in children aged 6 to 36 months attended in a Maternal and Child Center. Materials and methods. The approach was quantitative, basic, non-experimental cross-sectional design. The population consisted of 120 neonatal patients and the sample consisted of 80 neonatal patients of the Maternal and Child Center, chosen by non-probabilistic sampling, with the survey technique and the instrument was the questionnaire. Results. The 25% presented inadequate levels, 62.5% presented moderate levels and 12.5% presented adequate levels of micronutrient supplementation. Conclusions. The abandonment of micronutrient supplementation is associated with the general factors of the infant, such as age, sex, and number of children, type of insurance and number of micronutrients and also depend on the factors related to the caregiver such as age of the caregiver, education level, marital status, number of children, origin and occupation, as shown by the Chi-square test of independence and p< 0.05, and it is established that the general factors of the child and the factors related to the caregiver are associated in the supplementation of micronutrients.
Anemia is one of the most important public health problems, with a sustained growth in recent years. There are several factors related to the abandonment of micronutrient supplementation. Objective. To establish the factors related to the abandonment of micronutrient supplementation in children aged 6 to 36 months attended in a Maternal and Child Center. Materials and methods. The approach was quantitative, basic, non-experimental cross-sectional design. The population consisted of 120 neonatal patients and the sample consisted of 80 neonatal patients of the Maternal and Child Center, chosen by non-probabilistic sampling, with the survey technique and the instrument was the questionnaire. Results. The 25% presented inadequate levels, 62.5% presented moderate levels and 12.5% presented adequate levels of micronutrient supplementation. Conclusions. The abandonment of micronutrient supplementation is associated with the general factors of the infant, such as age, sex, and number of children, type of insurance and number of micronutrients and also depend on the factors related to the caregiver such as age of the caregiver, education level, marital status, number of children, origin and occupation, as shown by the Chi-square test of independence and p< 0.05, and it is established that the general factors of the child and the factors related to the caregiver are associated in the supplementation of micronutrients.
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Vol. 5, No. 15