Bibliographic citations
Vanegas, L., (2018). Triple carga de la malnutrición y sus determinantes, en niños menores de 05 años, en Medellín, Colombia [Tesis, Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina]. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12996/3797
Vanegas, L., Triple carga de la malnutrición y sus determinantes, en niños menores de 05 años, en Medellín, Colombia [Tesis]. : Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina; 2018. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12996/3797
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title = "Triple carga de la malnutrición y sus determinantes, en niños menores de 05 años, en Medellín, Colombia",
author = "Vanegas Piedrahita, Lina Shirley",
publisher = "Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina",
year = "2018"
}
The objective of this research was to analyze the situation of the triple burden of individual malnutrition (TBIM) in children under five years of age, understood as the coexistence of stunting, excess weight and iron deficiency in the same individual. An exploratory mixed-use study was carried out with a sample of 320 children from a kindergarden in the city of Medellin, Colombia. This study was divided into three phases that included the taking of anthropometric measurements, the determination of the level of serum ferritin, the definition of the prevalence of TBIM and the evaluation of possible determinants from the collection of qualitative data through semi-structured interviews. A prevalence of TBIM of 1.3 percent was found, lower than that identified in a similar study in another department of the country that was 3 percent. Some determinants that were identified are those related to the biological aspects of the individual such as the mother's health, diet and nutrition conditions during pregnancy; economic aspects such as the educational level and occupation of parents, as well as economic income and its relationship with food security in the home. Also the food determinants were of great importance, these included the preferences and food culture of the families, breastfeeding practices and complementary feeding, as well as individual dietary diversity that was low in all cases. The aspects of urbanization, migration, and the perception of the nutritional status of the children by the family were important sociocultural aspects that also allowed the approach to the determinants of the TBIM. This form of malnutrition that is emerging is a challenge for social programs with a food and nutritional focus whose most urgent mission is to respond to the nutritional transition we face.
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