Household food insecurity and nutritional status of schoolchildren in rural regions of Bajo Lampa, El Salvador (2018-2019)

Ecol Food Nutr. 2021 Aug 24:1-16. doi: 10.1080/03670244.2021.1968851. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIn 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.PMID:34428106 | DOI:10.1080/03670244.2021.1968851
Source: Ecology of Food and Nutrition - Category: Nutrition Authors: Source Type: research