%0 Journal Article
%T COEFICIENTE INTELECTUAL DE NI£¿OS ESCOLARIZADOS EN INSTITUCIONES P¨²BLICAS DE LAS ZONAS NORORIENTAL Y NOROCCIDENTAL DE MEDELL¨ªN SEG¨²N EL NIVEL DE SEGURIDAD ALIMENTARIA DEL HOGAR Y CONDICIONES SOCIECON¨®MICAS
%A Cadavid C
%A Martha
%A Zapata Z
%A Maryories
%A Aguirre A
%A Daniel
%A ¨¢lvarez U
%A Martha
%J Revista chilena de nutrici¨®n
%D 2011
%I Scientific Electronic Library Online
%R 10.4067/S0717-75182011000400001
%X objective: to analyze the association between school-aged children intelligence quotient and their household food security levels and socioeconomic conditions. methodology: cross-sectional analysis with a randomly selected group of 423 school-aged children enrolled in 41 public schools located in the northeast and northwest areas of medellin, colombia. the intelligence quotient (iq) was assessed using the wechsler intelligence scale for children-iv (wisc-iv). household food security was assessed using the latin american and caribbean household food security scale. results: there were significant differences (p<0,001) between children iq in household with good food security (mean: 93.6 ¡À 12.7) and severe household food insecurity (mean: 87.5 ¡À 15.4). the lower iq scores were explained partly by diminished household food insecurity and socioeconomic conditions. conclusions: to live under unfavorable environmental conditions predicts children cognitive problems and these effects are bigger if the families experiencing food insecurity or hunger.
%K intelligence quotient
%K household food insecurity
%K children
%K poverty
%K medellin- colombia.
%U http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0717-75182011000400001&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en