Estrategias familiares de vida y su relación con desnutrición en niños menores de dos años / Family life strategies and their relation with malnutrition in children under 2 years old
Salud pública Méx
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44(1): 41-49, ene.-feb. 2002.
Artículo
en Español
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To identify the role of family life strategies on malnutrition in children aged 6-23 months of age. MATERIAL ANDMETHODS:
This case-control study was conducted in 1998 in the municipality of Teolocholco, State of Tlaxcala, Mexico, among families with children aged 6-23 months of age. The sample was conformed by 105 cases and 210 controls. Family life strategies were grouped into five types family composition, means and distribution of family income, family and social networks, and life preservation strategies. Malnutrition was classified according to height for age. Data were analyzed using logistic regression to obtain odds ratios and 95 confidence intervals.RESULTS:
Data were collected from 605 families, for a total of 445 controls and 160 cases. The predictive model included mother's schooling, overcrowding, time elapsed between childbirths, per capita monthly income, and time devoted to child-rearing activities.CONCLUSIONS:
Family life strategies determine children's nutritional status; understanding the influence of the family on the children's health status is necessary to develop effective programs aimed at improving the nutritional status of children.
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Asunto principal:
Composición Familiar
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Trastornos Nutricionales
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio observacional
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Estudio pronóstico
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Factores de riesgo
Límite:
Humanos
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Lactante
Idioma:
Español
Revista:
Salud pública Méx
Asunto de la revista:
Salud Pública
Año:
2002
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
México
Institución/País de afiliación:
Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social/MX
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