Health-disease process in four-year-old children from a day care center

Abstract

Introduction: The health-disease process is a dynamic state of transition and depends on individual conceptions about health and disease. Early childhood is a crucial stage for the development of this process, with possible consequences for future health.

Objective: To describe how the health-disease process has taken place in four-year children from a day care center.

Methods: Observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study in four-year-old children from the daycare center Constructores del 2000 during the period May-July 2024. The universe was made up of 30 children, coinciding with the sample studied.

Results: 73.3% of the children studied had normal weight. Regarding the demographic distribution, female sex (53.3%) and white skin color (63.3%) predominated.   With respect to the characteristics at birth, the vast majority were full-term children (96.7%), with normal weight (90%) and born by eutocic birth (60%). 53.3% belonged to group II. Only 3.3% of the children required a medical certificate for conditions such as the common cold and nonspecific febrile syndrome.

Conclusions: In the studied group, girls and white skin color predominated. Most children were born at term, with normal weight at birth and by eutectic delivery, maintaining an adequate nutritional status. The need for medical certificates was minimal during the period evaluated.