Lactancia materna, alimentación complementaria y estado nutricional de preescolares del programa creciendo con nuestros hijos cantón Paute, período septiembre 2019 - febrero 2020

Abstract

The objective of this research was to analyze the effect of breastfeeding and complementary feeding on the nutritional status in preschoolers of the Growing with Our Children program in Canton Paute. The methodology used was a descriptive, correlational, quantitative cross-sectional study. The sample was universe consisted of 102 children “Growing with Our Children program and / or mothers or caregivers of infants. The instrument applied corresponded to the appendix corresponding to breastfeeding and complementary feeding proposed in the National Survey of Health and Nutrition 2012. The data processing was carried out using the statistical package SPSS 25. Results: An exclusive breastfeeding was defined in 65,7% of population studied, the average duration was 3,81 months, the complementary feeding started at 6 months at 63,7%, the most important food groups selected were fruits, meats and vegetables (89,2%, 74,5% and 66,7%) respectively. According to the nutritional status, cases of malnutrition related to the delay in height for the age around 24,5% were identified, global malnutrition reached 6,9%, and 5,9% overweight. The relationship of the variables showed a significant association between nutritional status and exclusive breastfeeding. Conclusion: that the deficit or excess of nutrients in the first stage of life is a problem worldwide, which will have repercussions in the future, it is expected to provide useful information for the government’s program.