CRESCIMENTO E ESTADO NUTRICIONAL DE PRÉ-ESCOLARES RESIDENTES NA REGIÃO AMAZÔNICA DO PERU

Authors

  • Gustavo Velasquez
  • Luis Benavente
  • Wilma Casanova

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7322/jhgd.37699

Keywords:

Peru, Amazon Basin, anthropometry, nutritional status, preschool children.

Abstract

The growth and nutritional status of 1684 preschol children aged under five years (862 boys and 822 girls), living in the low Peruvian Amazon basin, were studied. The data was obtained from at the health and Nutrition Peruvian National Survey (ENNSA), carried out in 1984.
The nutritional status was assessed by four means-weight for age, height for age, weight for height and arm circunference (AC).
The results show high prevalence of stunting (less than 95% height for age), and low prevalence of wasting (less than 80% of weight for height). As judged by weight for age 38% of children
were adequately nourished and only 0,8% were severe malnutrition.

Author Biographies

  • Gustavo Velasquez
    Professor associado da Facultad de Medicina - Universidad Nacional de la Amazonia Peruana Iquitos - Peru; doutorando da Faculdade de Saúde Pública da USP
  • Luis Benavente
    Professor da Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia.
  • Wilma Casanova
    Professora da Facultad de Medicina - Universidad Nacional de la Amazonia Peruana.

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1993-12-19

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