This research study on a quantitative, descriptive, correlational, was held at the Health Post "Rio Seco" in the District El Porvenir-2011, in order to determine the relationship between the level of maternal knowledge about food complementary and nutritional status of children of 1 year. The sample universe consisted of 127 mothers with their respective child who met the inclusion criteria in research. For data collection using 2 instruments: Level of Knowledge Survey on Complementary Feeding and Maternal Sheet Assessment of nutritional status of children of 1 year. The information obtained was processed in SPSS 15.0 and analyzed by the test statistic "chi square". The results are presented in tables of single and double entry, after the analysis has led to the following conclusions: The level of maternal knowledge on complementary feeding is regular in a 52.8 per cent, is deficient in ...

This research study on a quantitative, descriptive, correlational, was held at the Health Post "Rio Seco" in the District El Porvenir-2011, in order to determine the relationship between the level of maternal knowledge about food complementary and nutritional status of children of 1 year. The sample universe consisted of 127 mothers with their respective child who met the inclusion criteria in research. For data collection using 2 instruments: Level of Knowledge Survey on Complementary Feeding and Maternal Sheet Assessment of nutritional status of children of 1 year. The information obtained was processed in SPSS 15.0 and analyzed by the test statistic "chi square". The results are presented in tables of single and double entry, after the analysis has led to the following conclusions: The level of maternal knowledge on complementary feeding is regular in a 52.8 per cent, is deficient in ...