Anthropometric parameters in children with overnourishment attending "Camilo Cienfuegos" semi-boarding school in Puerto Padre

Background: undernutrition due to excess in the pediatric age is a pressing problem for health systems and society. Anthropometric indicators associated with adiposity are used in its diagnosis. Objective: to describe anthropometric parameters in children with overnourishment attending the "Camilo Cienfuegos" semi-boarding school in Puerto Padre, Las Tunas, from January to June 2022. Methods: an observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted in 67 children with excessive malnutrition, in the institution and time period defined in the objective. The information was obtained through a questionnaire and anthropometric parameters’ measurements. Descriptive statistics was used in the processing and the t-student and chi-square tests were used in the comparison of variables. Results: 56.72 % were overweight and 43.28 % obese, more frequent in males (64.18 %). Children with extremely high adiposity predominated (44.78 %), more pronounced in men (60 %). The percentage of body fat was higher in girls (33.52±5.02) showing significant differences (t=13.03; p=0.0000); by age there were more cases between 10 and 12 years. 58.21 % had a normal waist-to-hip index, although 57.14 % of the girls classified with an obese waist-to-hip index. In the fat area, the name predominated over the norm, with values above 90 % in both sexes, in the muscle prevailed the average fat. Conclusions: anthropometric characteristics were described in the children malnourished due to excess attending "Camilo Cienfuegos" semi-boarding school

Study habits, learning styles and knowledge retention in medical student

Background: several studies show deterioration of theoretical and practical knowledge between three months and a year after taught; therefore, institutions recommend systematic reviews. Objective: to determine the relationship between study habits, learning styles and knowledge retention of physiological, taught in the subject Cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive and renal system, in third-year medical students, from Puerto Padre Medical Sciences College in April 2023. Methods: a cross-sectional, analytical observational study was conducted in 54 students of the third year of the medical science, with the objective, institution and period previously defined. Three instruments were applied, including the variables: age, sex, study habits, learning style and diagnostic test result. Descriptive and inferential statistics was used for its processing. Results: the average age of the sample was 21.28±1.07 years and 66.67 % of the female sex; 57.41 % passed the diagnostic examination; the respiratory and digestive systems had the best results. Reflective style was the most frequent (40.74 %), while in students with theoretical style the results were higher. 51.61 % of those approved had very adequate study habits (X2=6.538; p=0.0380) and in these the number of hours dedicated to the study was higher. Conclusions: the relationship between study habits, learning styles and knowledge retention of physiological contents in medical students was determined