ESTADO NUTRICIONAL Y SU RELACIÓN CON LA ANEMIA FERROPÉNICA EN LOS ESTUDIANTES DE LA ESCUELA FISCAL 17 DE ABRIL DE SANTA ANA MAYO-NOVIEMBRE 2012

Abstract

Good nutritional status helps the proper physical and intellectual development and helps to ensure a long and healthy life; nutrition during prenatal period and the first years of life, it is very important on normal child development. Iron-binding proteins deficiency is the most prevalent nutritional deficiency worldwide in children; iron-binding proteins deficiency is often associated with a lack of other nutrients. The goal of the research was to assess nutritional status and its relationship with iron-binding proteins Anemia deficiency in the students from School “ 17 de Abril” in Santa Ana, from May to November of 2012, by which it was possible to obtain adequate information presented in this study. This was investigated variables such as weight, height and BMI (body mass index) that helped real results according to weight and height for each child, type of food daily, intake of vegetables, rich in iron-binding proteins supplements and analysis of the values of the laboratory tests such as hematocrit (HC or HTC, British spelling haematocrit), hemoglobin and red blood cells. Alongside this study developed a diagnosis and purposeful method, for which we used the School “17 de April”, in Santa Ana, with a population of 100 students. In relation to age more often than this percentage of 7-13 years old, in terms of the sex, there is more presence in male sex with 60%. According to the most characteristic sign presented by the students was the pallor with symptoms of headaches like principal symptoms. Through the relationship between nutritional status and laboratory tests, we got both hematocrit and hemoglobin low and normal values in equal amounts. XIV In contrast red blood cell values, we got few low results compared to majority student presents normal results of red blood cells test. Regarding the relationship between sex and laboratory tests, we got than hematocrit, hemoglobin and red blood cells in the female sex occupy the smallest number of values in the above tests. Therefore it is advisable to encourage the implementation of a food guide that is helpful and benefit within the bar’s school to cover with the nutritional demands of the students.