Survey of Visual Health and Nutritional Status of Schoolchildren in a Town of The Córdoba Province (Argentina). Their Importance for Primary Health Care
Objective: To assess the visual health and nutritional status of schoolchildren of the Malvinas Argentinas municipal district in Córdoba, Argentina, and to explore the relationship between both variables. Methodology: Descriptive, correlational, observational, and transversal study. Universe: school...
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I10-R360-article-71102025-04-03T12:07:26Z Survey of Visual Health and Nutritional Status of Schoolchildren in a Town of The Córdoba Province (Argentina). Their Importance for Primary Health Care Evaluación de la Salud Visual y el Estado Nutricional en Escolares de una localidad de la provincia de Córdoba. Importancia de su valoración en Atención Primaria de Salud Acosta, Laura Débora Maffrand, A. Roque Alonso, Ignacio Aspitia, Martin Farina, Fernanda Gaite, Eyenil Peñalba, Teresita Sanchez, Oscar Segura, Federico Sirabo, Carolina Estario, Juan Carlos Fernández, Alicia Ruth Visión Estado Nutricional niños en edad escolar vitamina A Atención Primaria de Salud Vision Nutritional Status Child Vitamin A Primary Health Care Objective: To assess the visual health and nutritional status of schoolchildren of the Malvinas Argentinas municipal district in Córdoba, Argentina, and to explore the relationship between both variables. Methodology: Descriptive, correlational, observational, and transversal study. Universe: school children of the Malvinas Argentinas municipal district; school year: 2008 ((N=230). Aspects analyzed: nutritional status, micronutrient intake, visual acuteness, chromatic vision, eye movement, pupillary light reflex, age and sex. Gamma test, contingency coefficient calculation and X2 were performed on the data. Results: Percentages for the prevalence of emaciation and shortening were 14% and 3% respectively, and for overweight and obesity, 11% and 7%, respectively. A higher prevalence of malnutrition was detected in female children. The alterations detected were 10% for visual acuteness, 4% for chromatic vision, 3% for eye movement, and 1% for pupillary light reflex. Prevalence of visual acuteness alterations increases with age. Differences were detected between nutritional state and pupillary light reflex, and between vitamin A intake and visual acuteness, pupillary light reflex, eye movement, and chromatic vision.Conclusions: Results indicate the need of implementing prevention and rehabilitation actions for the parameters studied in the population. Objetivo: Evaluar la salud visual y el estado nutricional en escolares de la localidad de Malvinas Argentinas, Córdoba; y analizar exploratoriamente la relación entre ambas variables. Metodología: Estudio descriptivo, correlacional, observacional y transversal. Universo: Niños escolarizados de la localidad de Malvinas Argentinas; período lectivo 2008 (N=230). Se analizó estado nutricional (EN), ingesta de micronutrientes, agudeza visual (AV), visión cromática (VC), movimientos oculares (MO), reflejos pupilares (RP), edad y sexo. Se calculó prueba Gamma, coeficiente de contingencia y X2. Resultados: La prevalencia de emaciación y acortamiento fue de 14% y 3 %, sobrepeso y obesidad 11, 7 respectivamente. Se observó mayor prevalencia de malnutrición en niñas. Se detectaron alteraciones en el 10% AV, 4% VC, 3% MO, 1% RO. A mayor edad mayor prevalencia de alteraciones en AV. Se observaron diferencias entre el EN y los RP y entre ingesta de vitamina A y AV, RP, MO y VC.Conclusiones: Los resultados reflejan la necesidad de implementar acciones de prevención y rehabilitación en relación a los parámetros evaluados en la población estudiada. Escuela de Salud Pública y Ambiente. Fac. Cs. Médicas UNC 2014-04-04 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/RSD/article/view/7110 10.31052/1853.1180.v13.n1.7110 Revista de Salud Pública; Vol. 13 Núm. 1 (2009); 60-68 1852-9429 1853-1180 10.31052/1853.1180.v13.n1 spa https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/RSD/article/view/7110/8184 Derechos de autor 1969 Universidad Nacional de Córdoba https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 |
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Visión Estado Nutricional niños en edad escolar vitamina A Atención Primaria de Salud Vision Nutritional Status Child Vitamin A Primary Health Care Acosta, Laura Débora Maffrand, A. Roque Alonso, Ignacio Aspitia, Martin Farina, Fernanda Gaite, Eyenil Peñalba, Teresita Sanchez, Oscar Segura, Federico Sirabo, Carolina Estario, Juan Carlos Fernández, Alicia Ruth Survey of Visual Health and Nutritional Status of Schoolchildren in a Town of The Córdoba Province (Argentina). Their Importance for Primary Health Care |
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Visión Estado Nutricional niños en edad escolar vitamina A Atención Primaria de Salud Vision Nutritional Status Child Vitamin A Primary Health Care |
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Acosta, Laura Débora Maffrand, A. Roque Alonso, Ignacio Aspitia, Martin Farina, Fernanda Gaite, Eyenil Peñalba, Teresita Sanchez, Oscar Segura, Federico Sirabo, Carolina Estario, Juan Carlos Fernández, Alicia Ruth |
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Acosta, Laura Débora Maffrand, A. Roque Alonso, Ignacio Aspitia, Martin Farina, Fernanda Gaite, Eyenil Peñalba, Teresita Sanchez, Oscar Segura, Federico Sirabo, Carolina Estario, Juan Carlos Fernández, Alicia Ruth |
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Survey of Visual Health and Nutritional Status of Schoolchildren in a Town of The Córdoba Province (Argentina). Their Importance for Primary Health Care |
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Survey of Visual Health and Nutritional Status of Schoolchildren in a Town of The Córdoba Province (Argentina). Their Importance for Primary Health Care |
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Survey of Visual Health and Nutritional Status of Schoolchildren in a Town of The Córdoba Province (Argentina). Their Importance for Primary Health Care |
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Survey of Visual Health and Nutritional Status of Schoolchildren in a Town of The Córdoba Province (Argentina). Their Importance for Primary Health Care |
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Survey of Visual Health and Nutritional Status of Schoolchildren in a Town of The Córdoba Province (Argentina). Their Importance for Primary Health Care |
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survey of visual health and nutritional status of schoolchildren in a town of the córdoba province (argentina). their importance for primary health care |
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Objective: To assess the visual health and nutritional status of schoolchildren of the Malvinas Argentinas municipal district in Córdoba, Argentina, and to explore the relationship between both variables. Methodology: Descriptive, correlational, observational, and transversal study. Universe: school children of the Malvinas Argentinas municipal district; school year: 2008 ((N=230). Aspects analyzed: nutritional status, micronutrient intake, visual acuteness, chromatic vision, eye movement, pupillary light reflex, age and sex. Gamma test, contingency coefficient calculation and X2 were performed on the data. Results: Percentages for the prevalence of emaciation and shortening were 14% and 3% respectively, and for overweight and obesity, 11% and 7%, respectively. A higher prevalence of malnutrition was detected in female children. The alterations detected were 10% for visual acuteness, 4% for chromatic vision, 3% for eye movement, and 1% for pupillary light reflex. Prevalence of visual acuteness alterations increases with age. Differences were detected between nutritional state and pupillary light reflex, and between vitamin A intake and visual acuteness, pupillary light reflex, eye movement, and chromatic vision.Conclusions: Results indicate the need of implementing prevention and rehabilitation actions for the parameters studied in the population. |
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