Prevalencia de desnutrición en niños tarahumaras menores de cinco años en el municipio de Guachochi, Chihuahua
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| contents | Prevalencia de desnutrición en niños tarahumaras menores de cinco años en el municipio de Guachochi, Chihuahua Homero Martínez Joel Monárrez Salud child Mexico preschool prevalence ethnic groups Objective. To determine the prevalence of malnutritionamong Tarahumara children under 5 years of age in themunicipality of Guachochi, Chihuahua, Mexico. Material andmethods. During the summer of 1996, we interviewed arepresentative sample of 450 children from 62 communities,stratified by size of population. The sample represents12.2% of the total number of Tarahumaras in the municipality.For each of three anthropometric indices (weight-forage,weight-for-height and height-for-age), we calculated theZ-score in reference to NCHS population values. Resultsare presented as means and standard deviations as wellas prevalence of malnutrition at different cut-off-points,stratified by age, sex, and size of the community. Results.Prevalence figures of malnutrition (<-2Z) were: weightfor-age: 36.4% (mean SD± -1.66 ±1.1); weight-for-height:3.5% (mean SD± -0.43 ±0.9); and height-for-age: 57.1% (meanSD± -2.15 ±1.3). Children aged 12-23 months were the mostaffected, both in weight-for-height and weight-for-age (10.3%and 52.6%, respectively). Children over one year of age presentedprevalences of height-for-age <-2Z over 60%. Significantsex differences (p<0.05) were observed, favoring girls.Conclusions. Malnutrition among Tarahumara childrenreaches its peak during the second year of life (12-23 monthsold), affecting boys more than girls. This information may beuseful for planning and targeting nutrition intervention programsfor this underprivileged indigenous group. 2000 artículo científico 0036-3634 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=10642105 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=106 Salud Pública de México application/pdf Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública Salud Pública de México (México) Num.1 Vol.42 |
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| spellingShingle | Prevalencia de desnutrición en niños tarahumaras menores de cinco años en el municipio de Guachochi, Chihuahua Homero Martínez Salud child Mexico preschool prevalence ethnic groups Prevalencia de desnutrición en niños tarahumaras menores de cinco años en el municipio de Guachochi, Chihuahua Homero Martínez Joel Monárrez Salud child Mexico preschool prevalence ethnic groups Objective. To determine the prevalence of malnutritionamong Tarahumara children under 5 years of age in themunicipality of Guachochi, Chihuahua, Mexico. Material andmethods. During the summer of 1996, we interviewed arepresentative sample of 450 children from 62 communities,stratified by size of population. The sample represents12.2% of the total number of Tarahumaras in the municipality.For each of three anthropometric indices (weight-forage,weight-for-height and height-for-age), we calculated theZ-score in reference to NCHS population values. Resultsare presented as means and standard deviations as wellas prevalence of malnutrition at different cut-off-points,stratified by age, sex, and size of the community. Results.Prevalence figures of malnutrition (<-2Z) were: weightfor-age: 36.4% (mean SD± -1.66 ±1.1); weight-for-height:3.5% (mean SD± -0.43 ±0.9); and height-for-age: 57.1% (meanSD± -2.15 ±1.3). Children aged 12-23 months were the mostaffected, both in weight-for-height and weight-for-age (10.3%and 52.6%, respectively). Children over one year of age presentedprevalences of height-for-age <-2Z over 60%. Significantsex differences (p<0.05) were observed, favoring girls.Conclusions. Malnutrition among Tarahumara childrenreaches its peak during the second year of life (12-23 monthsold), affecting boys more than girls. This information may beuseful for planning and targeting nutrition intervention programsfor this underprivileged indigenous group. 2000 artículo científico 0036-3634 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=10642105 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=106 Salud Pública de México application/pdf Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública Salud Pública de México (México) Num.1 Vol.42 |
| title | Prevalencia de desnutrición en niños tarahumaras menores de cinco años en el municipio de Guachochi, Chihuahua |
| topic | Salud child Mexico preschool prevalence ethnic groups |
| url | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=10642105 |