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ArticleBMC nutrition2023

Dietary practices and nutritional status of children served in a social program for surrogate mothers in Colombia.

Patricia Acosta, Ricardo Rojas-Humpire, Edda E Newball-Noriega, Wilter C Morales-García, Jacksaint Saintila, Percy G Ruiz Mamani, Salomón Huancahuire-Vega

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Article in BMC nutrition, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Patricia AcostaAldeas Infantiles SOS Colombia, Programa Cartagena, Bolívar, Colombia.
Ricardo Rojas-HumpireDepartamento de Ciencias Básicas, Escuela de Medicina Humana, Facultad de Ciencias de La Salud, Universidad Peruana Unión, Lima, Perú.
Edda E Newball-NoriegaDepartamento de Ciencias Básicas, Escuela de Medicina Humana, Facultad de Ciencias de La Salud, Universidad Peruana Unión, Lima, Perú.
Wilter C Morales-GarcíaUnidad de Salud Pública Escuela de Posgrado, Universidad Peruana Unión, Lima, Perú.
Jacksaint SaintilaEscuela de Medicina Humana, Universidad Señor de Sipán, Chiclayo, Perú.
Percy G Ruiz MamaniFacultad de Ciencias de La Salud, Universidad Privada San Juan Bautista, Lima, Perú.
Salomón Huancahuire-VegaDepartamento de Ciencias Básicas, Escuela de Medicina Humana, Facultad de Ciencias de La Salud, Universidad Peruana Unión, Lima, Perú. salomonhuancahuire@upeu.edu.pe.
Peruvian Union University · PEUniversidad Privada San Juan Bautista · PEUniversidad Señor de Sipán · PE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDietary practices are acquired in the family context and in turn can affect the health of family members, especially the nutritional status of children. The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between nutritional status and feeding practices in children from foster families served by the SOS Children's Villages program in Cartagena, Colombia.

methodsThe study had a cross-sectional design. Through a non-probabilistic purposive sampling, 139 children from 0 to 5 years of age from the SOS Children's Villages Cartagena program were involved. The sociodemographic background of the participants was recorded and the nutritional status of the children was evaluated through anthropometric and biochemical measurements. Dietary practices were measured by means of a standardized questionnaire. Analyses were performed with Poisson regression models with robust variance. These regression models provided prevalence ratios (PR) with their respective 95% confidence intervals (95%CI).

resultsAmong dietary practices, it was observed that most families eat together at home (63.3%), watch television when they eat (55.4%), and have dietary norms (80.6%). Consumption of plant foods was predominantly high, especially vegetables (86.3%), fruits (92.1%), cereals (84.9%), root vegetables, and bananas (93.5%). Consumption < 4 times/week of soft drinks and industrialized juices increases 14.3 times the probability of low weight-for-height in the study population compared to the group that does not consume them. On the other hand, watching television while eating (PR: 2.82, 95%CI 1.32-4.69) and consumption of sweet snacks (PR: 2.24, 95%CI 1.03-4.87) increased the probability of low height-for-age; while having eaten norms at home decreased the probability of low height-for-age in the study population by 50%.

conclusionIt is necessary to develop and implement interventions such as preventive measures and early diagnosis of inappropriate feeding behaviors to ensure adequate nutritional status among children under 5 years of age.

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