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Mejorar el estado de crecimiento de los niños refugiados asiáticos en los Estados Unidos
R Yip1, K Scanlon, F Trowbridge
1Division of Nutrition, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA 30333.
JAMA
|February 19, 1992
Resumen
Los niños refugiados del sudeste asiático mostraron una mejora significativa en el estado nutricional, con indicadores de crecimiento cercanos a los de otros grupos de bajos ingresos en 1989. Esto sugiere que los factores ambientales, no la genética, influyen en su crecimiento.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Nutrición pediátrica para niños.
- Salud pública La salud pública.
- Monitoreo del crecimiento.
Sus antecedentes:
- La evaluación del estado nutricional en diversas poblaciones pediátricas es crucial para las intervenciones de salud pública.
- La comprensión de las tendencias de crecimiento entre los niños refugiados informa las estrategias de apoyo específico.
- Los niños de bajos ingresos enfrentan desafíos únicos que afectan su bienestar nutricional.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para analizar las tendencias del estado nutricional en los niños refugiados del sudeste asiático en comparación con otros niños estadounidenses de bajos ingresos.
- Identificar patrones en los indicadores de crecimiento durante una década (1980-1989).
Principales métodos:
- Utilizó el análisis descriptivo de los datos de crecimiento del Sistema de Vigilancia de la Nutrición Pediátrica de los Centros para el Control de Enfermedades (1980-1989).
- Incluidos niños menores de cinco años de familias de bajos ingresos en clínicas de salud pública de 12 estados.
Principales resultados:
- Los niños refugiados del sudeste asiático demostraron disminuciones significativas en el bajo peso al nacer, la altura por edad y el peso por edad.
- Los índices nutricionales se mantuvieron estables para los niños blancos, negros e hispanos de bajos ingresos durante el período de estudio.
- En 1989, el estado de crecimiento de los niños asiáticos se acercó al de otros grupos étnicos.
Conclusiones:
- La rápida mejora en el crecimiento de los niños refugiados asiáticos sugiere que la nutrición y los factores de salud son clave, no la genética.
- La evaluación del crecimiento de los niños inmigrantes requiere tener en cuenta los antecedentes familiares y de la vida temprana.
- Los factores ambientales y socioeconómicos tienen un impacto significativo en la nutrición y el desarrollo de los niños refugiados.
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