Abstract

TIRADO OTALVARO, Andrés Felipe et al. EATING HABITS OF FAMILIES BELONGING TO THE EATING COMPLEMENTARY PROGRAM, CHILDREN'S BREAKFAST MANA' WITH LOVE. Investig. andina [online]. 2012, vol.14, n.25, pp.516-528. ISSN 0124-8146.

Introduction: the Department of Antioquia presents a serious problem of eating security with the highest rates of children mortality due to malnutrition. The objective of this investigation is to identify the eating habits of the population of Bajo Cauca which belongs to the program MANA'InfantilC. Methods: transversal descriptive study, convenience sample of350 children care takers signed up in the program. Central tendency and dispersion measures, absolute and relative frequencies were analyzed. Results: 96.3% of the families receive some food stuff complement: the responsibility to feed is assumed by the mother in 72% of the cases. In regards to the consumption offood by children, milk is in the first place with a 75.6% followed by cereals and sweets with a 63.7%. Conclussion: in spite of the access to complimentary eating programs, the rate of malnutrition in the zone is still one of the highest in the country.

Keywords : Eating Behavior; Malnutrition; Eating Security.

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