Factores asociados a la desnutrición crónica infantil en Perú

Melanie Trujillo-Roldan; Luis Roldán-Arbieto; Jesus E. Talavera; Miguel A Perez; Lucy E. Correa-López; Jhony De La Cruz-Vargas

doi:10.19136/hs.a21n2.4862

Authors

Melanie Trujillo-Roldan Research Institute of Biomedical Sciences (INICIB), Faculty of Human Medicine, Ricardo Palma University. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8818-4606
Luis Roldán-Arbieto Graduate School of Public Management of the Technological University of Peru. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3779-5404
Jesus E. Talavera Instituto de Investigación de Ciencias Biomédicas (INICIB), Facultad de Medicina Humana, Universidad Ricardo Palma. Lima, Perú https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0267-2105
Miguel A Perez California State University, Fresno, Public Health. USA https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5234-9568
Lucy E. Correa-López Research Institute of Biomedical Sciences (INICIB), Faculty of Human Medicine, Ricardo Palma University. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7892-4391
Jhony De La Cruz-Vargas Research Institute of Biomedical Sciences (INICIB), Faculty of Human Medicine, Ricardo Palma University. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5592-0504

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.19136/hs.a21n2.4862

Abstract

Objective: To investigate factors associated with chronic malnutrition among children aged five and under in Peru.

Materials and Methods: Secondary data analysis based on the Peruvian 2018 Demographic and Family Health Survey.

Results: Child’s age (PR = 1.01; 95% CI: 1.009 to 1.015) and living in a rural area (PR = 1.36; 95% CI: 1.21 to 1.54) were associated with a higher risk of chronic malnutrition in the sample. Educational level, wealth index, and not belonging to the publicly funded Comedor Popular nutrition program, were identified as protective factors to chronic malnutrition.

Conclusion: Being under five and living in a rural area was associated with an increased risk of chronic malnutrition in children residing in Peru. A higher wealth index and mother’s level of education decrease the chances of chronic malnutrition in children under five years of age.

Keywords: Malnutrition; Child, Preschool; Infant; Risk factors, Public health

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Author Biographies

Melanie Trujillo-Roldan, Research Institute of Biomedical Sciences (INICIB), Faculty of Human Medicine, Ricardo Palma University.

Surgeon. Institute for Research in Biomedical Sciences (INICIB), Faculty of Human Medicine, Ricardo Palma University. Lima Peru.
Luis Roldán-Arbieto, Graduate School of Public Management of the Technological University of Peru.

Researcher at the Institute for Research in Biomedical Sciences (INICIB), Faculty of Human Medicine, Ricardo Palma University. Graduate School of Management Public of the Technological University of Peru. Lima, Peru. Graduate School of Public Management of the Technological University of Peru.
Jesus E. Talavera, Instituto de Investigación de Ciencias Biomédicas (INICIB), Facultad de Medicina Humana, Universidad Ricardo Palma. Lima, Perú

Junior Student Researcher at the Institute for Research in Biomedical Sciences (INICIB), Faculty of Human Medicine, Ricardo Palma University. Lima Peru.
Miguel A Perez, California State University, Fresno, Public Health. USA

Director Master of Public Health, California State University, Fresno, USA Institute for Research in Biomedical Sciences (INICIB), School of Medicine Humana, Ricardo Palma University. Fresno, California, USA
Lucy E. Correa-López, Research Institute of Biomedical Sciences (INICIB), Faculty of Human Medicine, Ricardo Palma University.

Researcher at the Institute for Research in Biomedical Sciences (INICIB), Faculty of Human Medicine, Ricardo Palma University. Lima Peru.
Jhony De La Cruz-Vargas, Research Institute of Biomedical Sciences (INICIB), Faculty of Human Medicine, Ricardo Palma University.

Director of the Institute for Research in Biomedical Sciences (INICIB), Faculty of Human Medicine, Ricardo Palma University. Lima Peru.