Influence of the dimensions of the informed decision technology program on the nutritional status of younger boys/girls 5 years old

Abstract

The objective of this research was to determine the influence of the dimensions of the  Informed Decision Technology program on the nutritional status of children under 5 years of age in the Acobamba province, Huancavelica 2020. The study was of a non-experimental, cross-sectional design explanatory type. 108 people from the Acobamba Province were surveyed, and a questionnaire proposed by the National Institute of Health and the INS-CENAN Food and Nutrition Center was used for data collection. The results were processed using the statistical program STATACORP. The results that of the seven dimensions for the good nutritional status of children under 5 years of age, the indicators that influenced this work were: "food other than breast milk" (P = 0.026), "three or more meals thick a day ”(P = 0.049),“ the mother fed the child the day before ”(P = 0.010) and the“ presence of fights in the home the day before ”(P = 0.019). In conclusion, it is necessary that the Huancavelica Regional Health Directorate, specifically the professional staff of the boy and girl area, should reinforce the first level  of care, promoting frequent training and carrying out activities that allow promising information about the appropriate habits for a good nutritional status of children.