Conocimiento y prácticas de alimentación complementaria de madres estudiantes con niños menores de dos años.

Abstract

The feeding and nutritional care of children under two years of age is crucial in the general health system. Some demographic, occupational, socioeconomic aspects and various factors have led to changes in the way of care and in the models of feeding children. Currently, knowledge and eating habits have become determinants of the nutritional status and health, especially of children under two years of age. The objective of the research was to relate the knowledge and practices of mothers and the complementary foods consumed by children under two years of age. since adequate nutrition positively influences the development and growth of the child, for this reason mothers' knowledge about nutrition plays a vitally important role in the transition from exclusive breastfeeding to complementary feeding, since inadequate nutrition in This stage can cause problems in its development throughout life cycles.

A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out, the survey was carried out only once in a sample of mothers of boys and girls under two years of age in the Initial Education program at the Technical University of Babahoyo. The population was made up of mothers of children under 2 years of age. Results: The qualitative analysis shows that poor feeding practices are common in the samples analyzed