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El objetivo de este trabajo de investigación fue determinar la asociación entre el nivel de conocimiento y las prácticas de cuidadores sobre alimentación infantil de niños de 2 a 5 años que acudían al Hospital Materno Infantil de Loma Pytá de la ciudad de Asunción en junio de 2019. Estudio observacional, analítico de corte transverso. La población a estudiar estuvo compuesta por cuidadores de niños de 2 a 5 años que consultaban en el Hospital Materno Infantil de Loma Pytá del Ministerio de Salud. Se aplicó un cuestionario en el cual se incluyeron preguntas en relación nivel de conocimientos y prácticas a los cuidadores sobre alimentación de sus niños, además de una frecuencia alimentaria. En cuanto al nivel de conocimiento sobre los hábitos alimentarios que tenían los cuidadores de los niños, la mayoría tenía un conocimiento medio (40%). En relación a las prácticas sobre los hábitos alimentarios que los cuidadores tenían respecto a los niños, 80% de ellos tenían un nivel inadecuado. En cuanto a la asociación entre el nivel de conocimientos y el nivel de práctica se encontró relación estadísticamente significativa entre estas variables con un valor de p<0,001 para la prueba de Chi Cuadrado. Esto significa que existía relación entre lo que sabían los cuidadores de estos niños y las prácticas que realizaban
The objective of this research work was to determine the association between the level of knowledge and practices of caregivers on infant feeding of children from 2 to 5 years old who attended the Hospital Materno Infantil de Loma Pyta from the city of Asunción in June 2019. This was an observational, analytical cross-sectional study. The population to be studied was composed of caregivers of children aged 2 to 5 who consulted at the Hospital Materno Infantil de Loma Pyta. A questionnaire with questions related to the level of knowledge and practice was applied to caregivers about feeding their children, as well as the eating frequency. Regarding the level of knowledge about the eating habits of the children, the majority had an average knowledge (40%). In relation to the practices about the eating habits the caregivers had with the children, 80% of them had an inadequate level. In respect to the association between the level of knowledge and the level of practice, a statistically significant relationship was found between these variables with a value of p <0.001 for the Chi-square test. This means that there was a relationship between the knowledge of the caregivers and the practices they performed
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Humans , Male , Female , Child, Preschool , Food Quality , Good Manufacturing Practices , Child Nutrition , Feeding Behavior , CaregiversABSTRACT
Introduction: Body weight of children is affected by many factors including food habits which are influenced by their parents. Studies in the West have shown that parents tend to control child feeding in response to their child’s weight status. The aim of this study was to assess Malaysian parental concerns about child weight and the control they exert on child feeding. Methods: This crosssectional study was conducted on parents and their children aged 9 to 12 years from a primary school in Kuala Lumpur. The weight status of the children was classified according to the body mass index-for-age growth chart. Parental concerns about child weight and control in child feeding was assessed using the adapted Malay version of Child Feeding Questionnaire. Results: A total of 204 parents participated in this study. The study found that being a female served as a protective factor against becoming overweight (OR:0.28, CI:0.13-0.62). Parents with overweight children were significantly older (OR:1.08, CI:1.01-1.15), concerned about their child’s weight (OR:2.77, CI:1.49-5.12) and controlled their child’s feeding by restricting food intake(OR:2.70, CI:1.30-5.60). They were less likely to pressure their children to eat (OR:0.32, CI:0.19-0.56). Parents from the low income group were more likely to have underweight children (OR: 4.15, CI:1.28-13.47). Conclusion: There was significant difference in level of parental concern across differing child weight status. Parents with overweight children were likely to be more concerned about their child’s weight, tending to control their feeding. In contrast, parents with underweight children did not exert control on their feeding.
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Objetivo: Avaliar o impacto de oficinas de educação alimentarno perfil nutricional de crianças inseridas no ProgramaEscola Integrada (EI), comparando com alunos da EscolaTradicional (ET). Material e métodos: Foram coletadosdados antropométricos, socioeconômicos, demográficos ede consumo alimentar de crianças (6-10 anos) participantesda EI e ET de uma Escola Municipal de Belo Horizonte,sendo a intervenção nutricional desenvolvida somente entreos alunos da EI. Resultados: Foram avaliados 115 indivíduos,identificando-se 27,6% de excesso de peso entre ascrianças da EI e 18,2% na ET (p=0,72). Destaca-se que ojantar foi a única refeição em que não foram observadasdiferenças significativas dos alimentos consumidos entre osgrupos. Uma alteração verificada para os alunos da EI, apósa intervenção, foi o aumento da ingestão de suco de frutas(p=0,01) no almoço. Conclusão: Não foram obtidos muitosresultados positivos, provavelmente devido ao curto tempoda intervenção. Entretanto, ressalta-se que a EI apresentoupapel importante na alimentação dos escolares por meio daoferta de alimentos e da oportunidade de desenvolvimentode ações educativas.