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Pedrero-Tomé R, López-Ejeda N, Sánchez Alvarez M, Herrero-Jaúregui C, Acosta Gallo B, Dolores Marrodán M. Household food insecurity and nutritional status of schoolchildren in rural regions of Bajo Lampa, El Salvador (2018-2019). Ecol Food Nutr 2021; 61:128-143. [PMID: 34428106 DOI: 10.1080/03670244.2021.1968851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
Abstract
In 2018, a cross-sectional study was conducted in six communities of Tecoluca, Bajo Lempa (El Salvador). Weight, height, sitting-height, skinfolds thickness and head, arm, and waist circumferences were measured in a sample of 334 schoolchildren. Nutritional status, body composition, and Extended Composite Index for Anthropometric Failure (ECIAF) were estimated. The Food Security Perception Survey (Spanish acronym: EPSA) was applied to 143 households. Anthropometric failure was observed in 37.5% of the schoolchildren. Association between stunting and underweight in boys and stunting and weight excess in girls was observed. About 58.7% of the households suffered from food insecurity.
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Affiliation(s)
- Roberto Pedrero-Tomé
- Research Group Epinut (Ref 920325), Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain.,Department of Biodiversity, Ecology and Evolution, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Research Group Epinut (Ref 920325), Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain.,Department of Biodiversity, Ecology and Evolution, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
| | - María Sánchez Alvarez
- Research Group Epinut (Ref 920325), Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain.,Department of Biodiversity, Ecology and Evolution, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Biodiversity, Ecology and Evolution, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Research Group Epinut (Ref 920325), Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain.,Department of Biodiversity, Ecology and Evolution, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain.,Institute of Environmental Sciences (IUCA), Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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