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Pediatr Obes ; 18(4): e13002, 2023 04.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36646441

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: Launching priority actions demand a comprehensive appraisal of the size effect that risk factors have on the burden of overweight and obesity. This study aimed to estimate the incidence of overweight and obesity among children and adolescents, with special emphasis on the role of specific risk factors. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Secondary analysis of data from the younger cohort of the Young Lives Study in Peru (2002-2017). The outcomes were: overweight and obesity, defined by the World Health Organization standards; whereas the exposures included caesarean birth, physical activity levels, sodas and sugar-sweetened beverages consumption, snacks consumption, and maternal body mass index (BMI). We used multilevel Poisson regression models, considering the repetitive nature of data, to estimate incidence rate ratios (IRRs) and population attributable fractions (PAFs). RESULTS: A total of 2052 children, mean age 1 (SD 0.4) year, and 50% girls, were enrolled at baseline. After 14 (SD 0.5) years of follow-up, the incidence of overweight and obesity were 7.9 (95% CI 7.6-8.2) and 2.2 (95% CI 2.0-2.4) per 100 person-year, respectively. Maternal BMI (IRRs 3.51; PAF 31.8%), low physical activity (IRR 1.64; PAF 27.4%), caesarean birth (IRR 1.63; PAF 11.4%), almost daily snack consumption (IRR 1.60; PAF 32.1%), and almost daily consumption of sweetened beverages (IRR 1.47; PAF 26.0%) increased the risk of developing obesity. CONCLUSIONS: This study provides evidence on the risk of overweight and obesity attributable to diet habits, physical activity and the obesogenic niche among children and adolescents in Peru, which may guide the implementation of evidence-based interventions.


Subject(s)
Obesity , Overweight , Pregnancy , Female , Child , Humans , Adolescent , Infant , Male , Overweight/epidemiology , Peru/epidemiology , Obesity/epidemiology , Body Mass Index , Risk Factors
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Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Publica ; 36(3): 504-510, 2019.
Article in Spanish | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31800946

ABSTRACT

The high level of Venezuelan migration is a great challenge for Peru due to the healthcare needs of immigrants. Worryingly, children under the age of five are the most vulnerable. In order to know the nutritional status of this group in migratory transit to Peru, a descriptive study was carried out with two rounds of data collection (August 2018 and March 2019) at the Binational Border Healthcare Center in Tumbes. In each round, nutritional status, morbidity and food characteristics were determined for 322 and 619 Venezuelan children under the age of five, as well as any health and nutrition actions implemented upon their entry into Peru. For each round, acute malnutrition affected 3.2% and 3.0%; chronic malnutrition 16.5% and 17.9%; anemia 34.8% and 25.0%; cough or shortness of breath was present in 31.3% and 17.6%; diarrhea in 16.6% and 9.9%. Nearly seven out of ten children under the age of two breastfed the day before. During the migratory journey and for each round, 58.3% and 47.0% of children under two years of age increased their frequency of breastfeeding, the minimum meal frequency (MMF) was met only by 13.9% and 18.0%. While the timely reaction in terms of healthcare and nutrition facing the inflow of migrant population is a good first step, the health system needs to generate the conditions so that health services can provide coverage with adequate quality to the entire population residing in the national territory, under the premise that the right to health is for everybody without any type of exclusion.


La elevada migración venezolana ha mostrado ser un gran desafío para el Perú debido a las necesidades de atención que requieren los inmigrantes. De modo preocupante, los menores de cinco años son quienes se encuentran más vulnerables. A fin de conocer el estado nutricional de este grupo en tránsito migratorio al Perú, se realizó un estudio descriptivo con dos rondas de recolección de datos (agosto de 2018 y marzo de 2019) en el Centro Binacional de Atención Fronteriza de Tumbes. En cada ronda, a 322 y 619 niños venezolanos menores de cinco años se determinó su estado nutricional, morbilidad y características de la alimentación, así como las acciones de salud y nutrición implementadas al momento de su ingreso al Perú. Para cada ronda, la desnutrición aguda afectó al 3,2% y 3,0%, la desnutrición crónica al 16,5% y 17,9%, la anemia al 34,8% y 25,0%, la tos o dificultad para respirar estuvo presente en el 31,3% y 17,6%, las diarreas en el 16,6% y 9,9%. Cerca de siete de cada diez niños menores de dos años lactó el día previo. Durante el viaje migratorio y para cada ronda, el 58,3% y 47,0% de los niños menores de dos años aumentó la frecuencia de lactadas, la frecuencia mínima de alimentación (FMA) fueron alcanzadas sólo por el 13,9% y 18,0%. La reacción oportuna de atención en salud y nutrición frente al ingreso de la población migrante es un buen primer paso, el sistema de salud necesita generar las condiciones para que los servicios de salud puedan brindar la cobertura con la calidad adecuada a toda la población que reside en el territorio nacional, bajo el enfoque de que el derecho a la salud corresponde a todas las personas sin ningún tipo de exclusión.


Subject(s)
Child Health Services , Nutritional Status , Transients and Migrants , Child, Preschool , Female , Humans , Infant , Male , Malnutrition/epidemiology , Malnutrition/prevention & control , Peru/epidemiology , Venezuela/ethnology
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Rev. peru. med. exp. salud publica ; 36(3): 504-510, jul.-sep. 2019. tab
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: biblio-1058761

ABSTRACT

RESUMEN La elevada migración venezolana ha mostrado ser un gran desafío para el Perú debido a las necesidades de atención que requieren los inmigrantes. De modo preocupante, los menores de cinco años son quienes se encuentran más vulnerables. A fin de conocer el estado nutricional de este grupo en tránsito migratorio al Perú, se realizó un estudio descriptivo con dos rondas de recolección de datos (agosto de 2018 y marzo de 2019) en el Centro Binacional de Atención Fronteriza de Tumbes. En cada ronda, a 322 y 619 niños venezolanos menores de cinco años se determinó su estado nutricional, morbilidad y características de la alimentación, así como las acciones de salud y nutrición implementadas al momento de su ingreso al Perú. Para cada ronda, la desnutrición aguda afectó al 3,2% y 3,0%, la desnutrición crónica al 16,5% y 17,9%, la anemia al 34,8% y 25,0%, la tos o dificultad para respirar estuvo presente en el 31,3% y 17,6%, las diarreas en el 16,6% y 9,9%. Cerca de siete de cada diez niños menores de dos años lactó el día previo. Durante el viaje migratorio y para cada ronda, el 58,3% y 47,0% de los niños menores de dos años aumentó la frecuencia de lactadas, la frecuencia mínima de alimentación (FMA) fueron alcanzadas sólo por el 13,9% y 18,0%. La reacción oportuna de atención en salud y nutrición frente al ingreso de la población migrante es un buen primer paso, el sistema de salud necesita generar las condiciones para que los servicios de salud puedan brindar la cobertura con la calidad adecuada a toda la población que reside en el territorio nacional, bajo el enfoque de que el derecho a la salud corresponde a todas las personas sin ningún tipo de exclusión.


ABSTRACT The high level of Venezuelan migration is a great challenge for Peru due to the healthcare needs of immigrants. Worryingly, children under the age of five are the most vulnerable. In order to know the nutritional status of this group in migratory transit to Peru, a descriptive study was carried out with two rounds of data collection (August 2018 and March 2019) at the Binational Border Healthcare Center in Tumbes. In each round, nutritional status, morbidity and food characteristics were determined for 322 and 619 Venezuelan children under the age of five, as well as any health and nutrition actions implemented upon their entry into Peru. For each round, acute malnutrition affected 3.2% and 3.0%; chronic malnutrition 16.5% and 17.9%; anemia 34.8% and 25.0%; cough or shortness of breath was present in 31.3% and 17.6%; diarrhea in 16.6% and 9.9%. Nearly seven out of ten children under the age of two breastfed the day before. During the migratory journey and for each round, 58.3% and 47.0% of children under two years of age increased their frequency of breastfeeding, the minimum meal frequency (MMF) was met only by 13.9% and 18.0%. While the timely reaction in terms of healthcare and nutrition facing the inflow of migrant population is a good first step, the health system needs to generate the conditions so that health services can provide coverage with adequate quality to the entire population residing in the national territory, under the premise that the right to health is for everybody without any type of exclusion.


Subject(s)
Child, Preschool , Female , Humans , Infant , Male , Transients and Migrants , Child Health Services , Nutritional Status , Peru/epidemiology , Venezuela/ethnology , Malnutrition/prevention & control , Malnutrition/epidemiology
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Food Nutr Bull ; 30(1): 37-48, 2009 Mar.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19445258

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: The rates of stunting, iron-deficiency anemia, and vitamin A deficiency in Peru are among the highest in South America. There is little scaled-up experience on how to solve these problems countrywide. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the Good Start in Life Program during the period from 2000 to 2004. METHODS: Data on weight, height, hemoglobin, serum retinol, urinary iodine, and age were obtained from children under 3 years of age during two transverse surveys in 2000 and 2004. RESULTS: In 2004, the program covered 75,000 children, 35,000 mothers, and 1 million inhabitants from 223 poor communities. The rate of stunting decreased from 54.1% to 36.9%, the rate of iron-deficiency anemia decreased from 76.0% to 52.3%, and the rate of vitamin A deficiency decreased from 30.4% to 5.3% (p < .01). The annual cost per child was US$116.50. CONCLUSIONS: Adaptations of this participative program could contribute to decreased stunting, iron-deficiency anemia, and vitamin A deficiency at the national scale in Peru and many other countries.


Subject(s)
Anemia, Iron-Deficiency/therapy , Growth Disorders/therapy , Health Education , Vitamin A Deficiency/therapy , Age Factors , Anemia, Iron-Deficiency/blood , Anemia, Iron-Deficiency/epidemiology , Body Height , Body Weight , Child, Preschool , Cost-Benefit Analysis , Female , Growth Disorders/blood , Growth Disorders/epidemiology , Humans , Iodine/urine , Male , Malnutrition/blood , Malnutrition/epidemiology , Malnutrition/therapy , Multivariate Analysis , Peru/epidemiology , Pregnancy , Prevalence , Program Evaluation , Trace Elements/urine , Vitamin A/blood , Vitamin A Deficiency/blood , Vitamin A Deficiency/epidemiology
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Lima; Instituto de Investigación Nutricional; 1995. 33 p. tab, graf.
Monography in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-414242

ABSTRACT

Exponen los resultados de un proyecto que estuvo orientado a investigar la posibilidad de conseguir cambios en las prácticas de la alimentación infantil (Lactancia Materna y Alimentación Complementaria) , mediante una campaña educativa en la comunidad, desarrollado en nueve asentamientos humanos vecinos localizados en el área de Canto Grande distrito de San Juan de Lurigancho, en Lima - Perú.


Subject(s)
Humans , Child , Breast Feeding , Community Participation , Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena , Peru
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