Abstract

JIMENEZ, Carmen Paula Tello; GARAY, Jessica Paola Palacios  and  OLIVER, Jenny Marianella Zavaleta. Factors related to the abandonment of micronutrient supplementation in children. Vive Rev. Salud [online]. 2022, vol.5, n.15, pp.937-946.  Epub Dec 23, 2022. ISSN 2664-3243.  https://doi.org/10.33996/revistavive.v5i15.130.

Anemia is one of the most important public health problems, with a sustained growth in recent years. There are several factors related to the abandonment of micronutrient supplementation. Objective. To establish the factors related to the abandonment of micronutrient supplementation in children aged 6 to 36 months attended in a Maternal and Child Center. Materials and methods. The approach was quantitative, basic, non-experimental cross-sectional design. The population consisted of 120 neonatal patients and the sample consisted of 80 neonatal patients of the Maternal and Child Center, chosen by non-probabilistic sampling, with the survey technique and the instrument was the questionnaire. Results. The 25% presented inadequate levels, 62.5% presented moderate levels and 12.5% presented adequate levels of micronutrient supplementation. Conclusions. The abandonment of micronutrient supplementation is associated with the general factors of the infant, such as age, sex, and number of children, type of insurance and number of micronutrients and also depend on the factors related to the caregiver such as age of the caregiver, education level, marital status, number of children, origin and occupation, as shown by the Chi-square test of independence and p< 0.05, and it is established that the general factors of the child and the factors related to the caregiver are associated in the supplementation of micronutrients.

Keywords : Dietary Supplements; Micronutrients; Anemia; Bacterial Adhesion.

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