Anthropometric indicators in two public schools in rural and urban areas in Peru. 2014
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Malnutrition, Nutritional status, School age childrenAbstract
Objetive: Compare anthropometric indicators in two primary schools in a rural and urban area with similar characteristics, to determine the trend of malnutrition and overweight in these areas. Material and Methods: Analytical - comparative, prospective cross-sectional study. The research included 159 children form the Acobamba school district (Huancavelica) and 280 children from the Carabayllo school district (Lima) from two public schools in an inner city and rural area. Information on the study variables (age, sex, weight, height and BMI) were collected using a pre prepared data collection sheet. The period of data collection was from April to May 2014. Results: higher prevalence of malnutrition was evident in Acobamba (10.06%) and increased obesity/overweight in Carabayllo (16.79%); the mean BMI of children of Acobamba and Carabayllo are statistically equal. Conclusion: The epidemiological characteristics of the study population in both districts of Acobamba (Huancavelica) and Carabayllo (Lima) show relationship of malnutrition in rural areas, while obesity / overweight. Despite being two populations with different geographical characteristics (urban and rural) they have similar characteristics around the nutritional status of the population, for the study sample, which would indicate changes in the profiles of food consumption in rural areas, so it is necessary to conduct studies to determine the factors of this increase.
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