Prevención de obesidad en escolares de 5 a 12 años de la parroquia Cañar en el período enero-junio 2024

Abstract

"Introduction: Given the increasing prevalence rate of overweight/obesity, it is relevant to highlight its impact on Ecuadorian national public health, where it has been shown that the mountain provinces occupy the first places, constituting a factor of great interest in all age groups, particularly in childhood, since there is a marked tendency for the acquisition of various diseases in adulthood, which puts future generations at risk. Objective: Determine the prevalence of obesity in schoolchildren aged 5 to 12 years in the Cañar parish in the period January - June 2024. Methodology: Descriptive quantitative study on the prevalence of obesity in children aged 5 to 12 years in the parish of Cañar, the sample was made up of 335 students, from the first to the seventh year of basic education in fiscal and trustee institutions of the Sierra regime, in whom a data collection form and anthropometric measurements were used. Results: It was determined that the prevalence of obesity in schoolchildren from 5 to 12 years of age in the Cañar parish ranges between 20%, it is important to emphasize that although a predominance of ""normal weight"" is confirmed, the sum between the states of ""overweight” and “obesity” amounts to 42.4%. Conclusions: The prevalence of overweight was slightly higher than obesity, however, although overall they do not exceed the cases of normal weight, it can be stated that there is a notable presence of disorders due to excess weight in the school population of Cañar"