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OBJECTIVE: To identify the role of family life strategies on malnutrition in children aged 6-23 months of age. MATERIAL AND METHODS: This case-control study was conducted in 1998 in the municipality of Teolocholco, State of Tlaxcala, Mexico, among families with children aged 6-23 months of age. The sample was conformed by 105 cases and 210 controls. Family life strategies were grouped into five types: family composition, means and distribution of family income, family and social networks, and life preservation strategies. Malnutrition was classified according to height for age. Data were analyzed using logistic regression to obtain odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals. RESULTS: Data were collected from 605 families, for a total of 445 controls and 160 cases. The predictive model included mother's schooling, overcrowding, time elapsed between childbirths, per capita monthly income, and time devoted to child-rearing activities. CONCLUSIONS: Family life strategies determine children's nutritional status; understanding the influence of the family on the children's health status is necessary to develop effective programs aimed at improving the nutritional status of children.
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Características da Família , Distúrbios Nutricionais/epidemiologia , Estudos de Casos e Controles , Humanos , Lactente , Fatores SocioeconômicosRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: To identify the role of family life strategies on malnutrition in children aged 6-23 months of age. MATERIAL AND METHODS: This case-control study was conducted in 1998 in the municipality of Teolocholco, State of Tlaxcala, Mexico, among families with children aged 6-23 months of age. The sample was conformed by 105 cases and 210 controls. Family life strategies were grouped into five types: family composition, means and distribution of family income, family and social networks, and life preservation strategies. Malnutrition was classified according to height for age. Data were analyzed using logistic regression to obtain odds ratios and 95 confidence intervals. RESULTS: Data were collected from 605 families, for a total of 445 controls and 160 cases. The predictive model included mother's schooling, overcrowding, time elapsed between childbirths, per capita monthly income, and time devoted to child-rearing activities. CONCLUSIONS: Family life strategies determine children's nutritional status; understanding the influence of the family on the children's health status is necessary to develop effective programs aimed at improving the nutritional status of children.
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Humanos , Lactente , Distúrbios Nutricionais , Características da Família , Estudos de Casos e Controles , Fatores SocioeconômicosRESUMO
Entre julio y septiembre de 1995, se realizó un estudio descriptivo y prospectivo en la Unidad de Medicina Familiar Núm. 9, Santa Ana Chiautempan, Tlaxcala, con la finalidad de determinar el grado de conocimiento de la población sobre el manejo y control de las enfermedades diarreicas agudas y en qué medida se han efectuado actividades de capacitación a nivel institucional. De las 232 personas entrevistadas, se observó que 34.9 por ciento atiende a menores de un año; 95.7 por ciento manifestó conocer las medidas preventivas y de control correspondientes, perso sólo 3.9 por ciento las consideró en form integra; 75.9 por ciento mencionaron la terapia de hidratación oral, 74.1 por ciento la lactancia materna y sólo 56.9 por ciento la dieta habitual del menor. En presencia de complicaciones, 99.6 por ciento expresó acudir al servicio médico; 72.8 por ciento refirió haber recibido capacitación, aunque mostraron un grado de conocimiento suficiente 81.9 por ciento. Se concluye que es necesario llevar a cabo el proceso educativo en forma integral y sistemática.