Nutritional status and blood pressure assessment in vulnerable children from two schools in Cutral Co and Plaza Huincul: a quantitative and qualitative study. / Nutritional status and blood pressure assessment in vulnerable children from two schools in Cutral Co and Plaza Huincul: a quantitative and qualitative study.
Arch Argent Pediatr
; 112(4): 337-44, 2014 Aug.
Article
in Es
| BINACIS
| ID: bin-133523
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Knowing the nutritional status of children is critical to plan primary health care interventions in the setting of the present obesity epidemic and the great increase in the prevalence of childhood metabolic syndrome. For this reason, nutritional status and blood pressure were assessed among children from two schools of high social vulnerability, results were qualitatively analyzed, and community members feedback was obtained in order to be fully aware of the situation and accordingly plan local health interventions. POPULATION ANDMETHODS:
Cross-sectional study conducted at purposively selected schools, with results analyzed using focus groups. The following standards were used the World Health Organization (WHO) growth standards for weight and height; the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) for body mass index (BMI); the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for blood pressure; and Fernández J., et al. standards for waist circumference.RESULTS:
Three hundred and sixty one children were evaluated; of them, 20.8
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Collection:
01-internacional
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06-national
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AR
Database:
BINACIS
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LILACS
Main subject:
Blood Pressure
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Nutritional Status
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Vulnerable Populations
Type of study:
Observational_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
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Clinical_trials
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Diagnostic_studies
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Evaluation_studies
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Prevalence_studies
Aspects:
Equity_inequality
Limits:
Adolescent
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
America do sul
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Argentina
Language:
Es
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En
Journal:
Arch Argent Pediatr
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Arch. argent. pediatr
Journal subject:
PEDIATRIA
Year:
2014
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Argentina
Country of publication:
Argentina