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      Situación nutricional y características sociodemográficas de niños en una comunidad rural del estado Cojedes: Año 2005 Translated title: Children’s nutritional situacion and socio-demographic characteristics, in a rural comunity of the states of cojedes: Year 2005

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          La evaluación del estado nutricional, especialmente en grupos vulnerables, permite medir en forma indirecta la calidad de vida de una comunidad. Objetivo: Conocer el estado nutricional de niños que viven una comunidad rural del Estado Cojedes y las condiciones socioeconómicas de su grupo familiar. Metodología: Estudio descriptivo, transversal con 31 niños de 6 a 14 años, de ambos sexos. El diagnóstico nutricional se realizó por los indicadores: Talla-edad. Peso-talla, Peso-edad e Índice de Masa Corporal (IMC). Se utilizó para la clasificación, la referencia nacional y para la estratificación socioeconómica, Graffar - Méndez Castellano. En el análisis estadístico se utilizó distribución de frecuencia con porcentajes y medidas de tendencia central para las diferentes variables. Resultados: 83,9 % de los niños tuvo diagnóstico nutricional normal y 28,1 % presentó talla baja, 83,3% de las familias se encontró en situación de pobreza crítica. Conclusión: pese al estado de pobreza de las familias evaluadas, la mayoría de los escolares tienen IMC normal. Sin embargo, el hallazgo de talla baja refleja los posibles efectos deletéreos de la condición socioeconómica que predomina en la comunidad.

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          The evaluation of the nutritional state, especially in vulnerable groups, allows to measure in indirect form the quality of life of a community. Objetive: to know the state nutritional children who live a rural community on the Cojedes State and the socioeconomics conditions of their familiar group. Methodology: A descriptive, cross-sectional study was made where 31 children of 6 to 14 years, both sexes evaluated themselves. The nutritional diagnosis was made by the indicators: Stature-age. Weigh-it stature, Weigh-age and Index of Corporal Mass (IMC). Classification was used the national reference, and for the socioeconomic stratification, Graffar - Méndez Castellanos. For the statistical analysis the frequency allocation in percentage and measures of central tendency for the different variables was used. Results: 83,9% of the children had I diagnose normal nutritional and 28,1 % presented/displayed low stature. 83,3% of the families were in situation of critical poverty. Conclusion: in spite of the state of poverty of the evaluated families, most of the students they have a normal nutritional diagnosis, but the present low stature, reflects the possible deleterious effects of the socioeconomic condition that predominates.

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                Comunidad y Salud
                Comunidad y Salud
                Universidad de Carabobo (Maracay )
                1690-3293
                June 2008
                : 6
                : 1
                : 7-13
                Affiliations
                [1 ] Centro de Investigaciones en Enfermedades Tropicales Dr. José Witremundo Torrealba Venezuela
                [2 ] Universidad de Carabobo Venezuela
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                c1e637d0-7682-46ed-bc18-93f84b54a6f9

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                HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES
                HEALTH POLICY & SERVICES

                Health & Social care,Public health
                Nutricional Evaluation Young,Socioeconomic Layer,Index of Corporal Mass,Evaluación Nutricional en Niños,Estrato Socioeconómico,Indice de Masa Corporal

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