Educational workshops as strengthening spaces for the prevention of chronic child malnutrition in a rural area of Esmeraldas

Evelin Alexandra Zúñiga Sosa, Karen Carolina Chila García and Michael Andrés Acosta Ganán

Nursing Depths Series, 2025, vol. 4, 166-166

Abstract: In rural Ecuador, chronic childhood malnutrition (CCM) persists as a public health challenge, especially in communities living in extreme poverty. This study evaluated the impact of nutrition education workshops for pregnant and lactating mothers in a rural area of Esmeraldas province. A quantitative, observational, and longitudinal design with a pre-experimental approach was applied, using validated pretest and posttest questionnaires to measure changes in dietary knowledge and practices. The sample consisted of 267 women selected through non-probability sampling. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics in RStudio, employing the McNemar test. The results revealed statistically significant improvements (p

Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.56294/nds2025166

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