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Percepción materna del estado nutricional de su niño y el estado nutricional real de niños menores a 3 años en un distrito urbano de Lima.

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Title: Percepción materna del estado nutricional de su niño y el estado nutricional real de niños menores a 3 años en un distrito urbano de Lima.
Alternate Title: Maternal perception of their child's nutritional status and the actual nutritional status of children under 3 years of age in an urban district of Lima.
Authors: Tovar-Ramirez, Sofía1 sofia.tovar.r@upch.pe, Gonzales-Asencio, Brenda1, Alcántara-Villanueva, Diana1, Cabello-Morales, Emilio1, Alarcón-Tenorio, Alexander1,2, Llanos-Zavalaga, Fernando1,2
Source: Revista Medica Herediana. jul-sep2025, Vol. 36 Issue 3, p184-192. 9p.
Subjects: CROSS-sectional method, SCIENTIFIC observation, BODY weight, ATTITUDES of mothers, AGE distribution, DESCRIPTIVE statistics, CHI-squared test, STATURE, NUTRITIONAL status, METROPOLITAN areas, STATISTICS, SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors, ANTHROPOMETRY, DATA analysis software, NUTRITION, OBESITY, EDUCATIONAL attainment
Geographic Terms: PERU
Abstract (English): Objectives: Determining the degree of agreement between maternal perception of their child's nutritional status and the actual nutritional status, as well as the relationship between maternal perception, nutritional status, and sociodemographic characteristics in children under 3 years of age in an urban district of Lima Metropolitana. Methods: Observational cross-sectional study in a non-random stratified sample from the RIS Rímac, including 367 children and their mothers. Data were collected on maternal perception of nutritional status, age, and educational level; weight and height of mothers and children were measured for concordance analysis. Results: 60.76% of mothers were at risk of being overweight, and more than 50% of mothers of overweight and obese children did not correctly identify their child's nutritional status. A kappa index of 0.0304 was found between maternal perception and the child's nutritional status. Conclusions: Very high rates of overweight were found among mothers, with no agreement between maternal perception and the actual nutritional status of their children, and a significant discrepancy between maternal perception and the nutritional status of both the child and the mother. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Abstract (Spanish): Objetivos: Determinar el grado de concordancia entre la percepción materna del estado nutricional de su niño y el estado nutricional real y la relación entre la percepción materna, el estado nutricional y las características sociodemográficas en niños menores de 3 años de edad, en un distrito urbano de Lima Metropolitana. Material y métodos: Estudio observacional de corte transversal en una muestra no aleatoria estratificada de la RIS Rímac. Se incluyeron 367 niños con sus respectivas madres. Se recolectó datos sobre percepción del estado nutricional, su edad y nivel educativo; se determinó peso y talla de las madres y de los niños para el análisis de concordancia. Resultados: Se encontró 60,76% de madres con riesgo de sobrepeso, y más del 50% de madres de niños con sobrepeso y obesidad no identificaron correctamente su estado nutricional. Asimismo, se halló un índice kappa de 0,0304 entre la percepción materna y el estado nutricional del niño. Conclusiones: Cifras muy altas de madres con sobrepeso. No hubo concordancia entre la percepción materna y el estado nutricional real de sus niños. Se encontró diferencia significativa entre la percepción materna y el estado nutricional del niño y la madre. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:Objectives: Determining the degree of agreement between maternal perception of their child's nutritional status and the actual nutritional status, as well as the relationship between maternal perception, nutritional status, and sociodemographic characteristics in children under 3 years of age in an urban district of Lima Metropolitana. Methods: Observational cross-sectional study in a non-random stratified sample from the RIS Rímac, including 367 children and their mothers. Data were collected on maternal perception of nutritional status, age, and educational level; weight and height of mothers and children were measured for concordance analysis. Results: 60.76% of mothers were at risk of being overweight, and more than 50% of mothers of overweight and obese children did not correctly identify their child's nutritional status. A kappa index of 0.0304 was found between maternal perception and the child's nutritional status. Conclusions: Very high rates of overweight were found among mothers, with no agreement between maternal perception and the actual nutritional status of their children, and a significant discrepancy between maternal perception and the nutritional status of both the child and the mother. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:1018130X
DOI:10.20453/rmh.v36i3.5680