Abstract

ANTEZANA, Marlene Inés Huaylinos. Chronic Childhood Malnutrition in Peru: Progress and perspectives. Vive Rev. Salud [online]. 2023, vol.6, n.18, pp.859-869.  Epub Sep 25, 2023. ISSN 2664-3243.  https://doi.org/10.33996/revistavive.v6i18.269.

Chronic malnutrition is a public health problem that affects the well-being of the child population. Objective. To analyze the situation of chronic malnutrition and childhood anemia in Peru and the interventions of social programs. Materials and Methods. This was a qualitative descriptive study, with a content analysis design. The data collection technique used was document analysis, the instrument was the document and data analysis matrix (MDD). Results. Chronic malnutrition from 2007 to 2022 has shown a favorable reduction behavior from 28.5% to 11.7%. And anemia from 2007 to 2021 there was a reduction from 56.8% to 38.8%, and in 2022 it was 42.4%. In the rural area it was 51.5%. Conclusions. The situation of chronic malnutrition and child anemia in Peru decreased by 11.7% by the year 2022. The rural area is the most affected. The departments of Huancavelica, Loreto and Cajamarca have the highest percentages. The percentage of anemia was 42.4%, and the rural area exceeds 50%, with the highest percentages in the departments of Puno, Ucayali, Huancavelica and Loreto. This is affirmed as latent problems and is part of the SDG indicators. The intervention of social programs through nutritional programs has had sustained funding. However, experts evaluated the program "chispitas", iron supplementation, showing that there is no effect in reducing malnutrition and anemia.

Keywords : Malnutrition; Social Programs; Sustainable Development; Anemia, Policy.

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