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Revista Gerencia y Políticas de Salud
versão impressa ISSN 1657-7027
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LONDONO FRANCO, Ángela e MEJIA LOPEZ, Shirley. Risk Factors for Malnutrition Related with Knowledge and Nutritional Practices in Pre- School Children in Calarcá. 2006-2007. Rev. Gerenc. Polit. Salud [online]. 2008, vol.7, n.15, pp.77-90. ISSN 1657-7027.
Objectives: to identify risk factors of socio-demographic aspects and food practices associated to the nutritional status. Materials and methods: cross sectional study, with children between 6 and 60 months. Results: prevalence of low weight 9,4%, short stature 5,4%, overweight risk 8,6% and overweight 7,5%. Malnutrition associated independent factors: low educational level of mothers (OR 1,22) and the absence of supplement feeding in a children care house(OR 1,47); for overweight not control growth and development (OR 2,8), considered among the priority tubers food in the first year of life (OR 2.24) and not having received exclusive breastfeeding. Conclusions: we recommend the implementation of the AIEPI community strategy, with emphasis on key practices related to food.
Palavras-chave : nutritional disorders of children; complementary feeding; breast feeding; anemia in children; feeding practices; nutritional status; nutritional disorders in children; supplementary feeding; breast feeding.