Desnutrición infantil y desarrollo social

Abstract

This research was carried out at the Juan Montalvo Basic General Education School located in the San Vicente neighborhood of the Arenillas canton, El Oro province. The present work shows the influence of malnutrition on the social development of the first year boys and girls of basic education of said institution, through the literature review and the application of quantitative and qualitative techniques and instruments. When talking about malnutrition, reference is made to the lack of food and hunger, although the fact that it can also be caused by an incomplete diet that is carried out for a long time is not considered, resulting in a shortage of necessary nutrients that generates the problem of malnutrition. Situation that can be faced with proper food and nutrition to achieve good health, growth and development of human beings. Child malnutrition represents one of the biggest problems facing many countries worldwide; In the case of Ecuador, according to a report by the Ministry of Public Health in 2018, 1 in 4 children under 5 years of age has chronic malnutrition.