Resumen

LLANQUE AGUILAR, Ángela A et al. Nutricional state of children under 5 years of zones: Plan 500, Chiripujio, and east central of Oruro from january to june 2009. REVISTA MEDICIS [online]. 2009, n.5, pp. 11-15. ISSN 1818-5223.

This work was made by interviewing, surveying and taking the weight and height of children who live in the zones of Plan 500, Chiripujio and East Central as well; also we collected data of the centers of health like SEDES ORURO, to these zones where it could be identified that a clear difference between these districts exists, also we could perceive that the undernourishment reached in the zone of pian 500 (peri-urban), Chiripujio (sub-urban) and East Central (urban) is of high consideration; also that identified that there are no registered cases of undernourishment in the slugs pertaining to the districts exist, and in the National System of Information in registered Health and Monitoring Epidemiologist in SEDES since the data of the Centers of Health and SEDES do not agree with compiled in surey and investigative work. The reason isto demónstrate that the undernourishment is increased farther from the city in relation to the city center. That's why this study was done in these three identified areas.

Palabras llave : Undernourishment; Kwashiorkor; Marasmo.