Household food insecurity and nutritional status of schoolchildren in rural regions of Bajo Lampa, El Salvador (2018-2019)
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2021
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Pedrero-Tomé, R., López-Ejeda, N., Sánchez Alvarez, M., Herrero-Jaúregui, C., Acosta Gallo, B., & Dolores Marrodán, M. (2021). Household food insecurity and nutritional status of schoolchildren in rural regions of Bajo Lampa, El Salvador (2018–2019). Ecology of Food and Nutrition, 61(2), 128–143. https://doi.org/10.1080/03670244.2021.1968851
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n 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.