Enfermería en la educación y prevención de la desnutrición infantil en comunidades rurales.

Abstract

Adequate nutrition in early childhood provides the contributions required for physical andintellectual development, and prevents chronic diseases that can occur in adulthood. However, asignificant impact of child malnutrition has been observed, and at this point, it is undeniable that among the elements that most affect their development are health, biological, social, nutritional, educational and behavioral. Objective: determine nursing actions in the prevention of childmalnutrition in rural communities. Methodology: This research study is based on a quantitative approach, based on a descriptive study, which allows the implicit inclusion of variables toobtain results, with a cross-section. The methods used were: observational and analytical. Results: there is a high prevalence of young mothers and adolescents, which decisivelyinfluences the type of care such as nutrition given to children, especially due to the lackof knowledge and experience. Conclusions: in the intervention process, activities are groupedthat are related to practices based on scientific evidence, integrated care, clinical safety, active roleof parents and the implementation of a good healthy diet.