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Nutritional Situation in Under – 5 in 'Montes De Maria', Post-Conflict Zone in Colombia- 2017

Authors :
NR Alvis Zakzuk
J Orozco Africano
N Alvis Guzman
F. Salcedo Mejía
D Jervis Jalabe
L Ortiz Ibañez
M. Jerez Arias
T Crissien Borrero
Source :
REDICUC-Repositorio CUC, Corporación Universidad de la Costa, instacron:Corporación Universidad de la Costa
Publication Year :
2018
Publisher :
Elsevier BV, 2018.

Abstract

Objectives To estimate the nutritional status in children under 5 in “Montes de María”, a post-conflict zone in Colombia- 2017. Methods Cross sectional observational study that use data from a survey of 15,230 households with subsidized health care insurance. From these, 2,682 children between 0-4 years with anthropometric information from 2,183 households were included. Based on the World Health Organization standards, weight and height information were used to calculate the Z-score indicator = weight-for-height (W/H), height-for-age (H/A) and weight-for-age (W/A). Z-score categories were defined as: well fed (±2), malnourished (

Details

ISSN :
10983015
Volume :
21
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Value in Health
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....642b1281ea25b023c5d5678f4694c012
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jval.2018.04.1009