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    Nutritional status according to breastfeeding type in children aged 0-6 months at the Maternal and Child Health Center of Magdalena from September to December 2018
    (Universidad Privada Norbert Wiener, 2019-05-30) Moreano Zegarra, Nancy; Ancajima Ayala, Cristina Rosa; Uturunco Vera, Milagros Lizbeth
    Objective: Determine the relationship of nutritional status according to the type of breastfeeding in children under 0 – 6 months of age who attend the growth and development clinic of the Magdalena Maternal and Child Health Center from September to December 2018. Material and methods: Approach quantitative descriptive type, cross-sectional correlational design. Non-probabilistic convenience sampling, the sample consisted of 100 children. Results: 58% of respondents receive exclusive breastfeeding, 34%, mixed breastfeeding, and 8%, artificial breastfeeding; In the anthropometric value Weight/Age (P/E), 82% have a normal nutritional status, 16% are overweight and 2% have malnutrition; In the anthropometric value Weight/Height (P/T), 94% have a normal nutritional status, 4% are overweight and 2% are malnourished; In the anthropometric value Height/Age (T/E), 89% have a normal nutritional status, 5% have short stature, 3% have severe short stature and the same percentage has tall height for their age. By applying the Chi Square statistical test for the variables, a significance value of p = 0.000 < 0.05 was obtained. Conclusions: There is a relationship between nutritional status and the types of breastfeeding received by children from 0 to 6 months of age attended at the Magdalena Maternal and Child Health Center from September to December 2018.