2018, Number 4
Breastfeeding and malnutrition in children aged 0 to 6 months
Language: Spanish
References: 22
Page: 1-122
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ABSTRACT
Introduction: Exclusive breastfeeding during the first six months of life is considered the optimal feeding for infants because it is the only food that provides all the necessary nutrients for optimal growth and development at this stage, due to its cell content, immune factors, anti-infective factors and health-promoting hormones.Objective: To determine the nutritional status of an infant population and their relation to breastfeeding.
Methods: A descriptive and transversal study was carried out at Básico Baños Hospital, Tungurahua province in Ecuador. The sample consisted of 23 mothers of 23 infants from 0 to 6 months, born from December 2016 to May 2017 and who were taken to the Vaccination Department of that institution. The techniques used were observation, measurement and a survey.
Results: 52.17 % of the children were male; 86.96 % of the sample was malnourished. 78.26 % of the mothers reported exclusive breastfeeding. 86.96 % of the children had a concomitant disease at the time of study, with high proportion of infections. 39.13 % of the mothers were younger than 20 years, 78.26 % were nulliparous; 43.48 % were single and 82.61 % had no employment.
Conclusions: Most of mothers did not comply with the correct attitudes and techniques of breastfeeding, which coincides with a high rate of underweight children.
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