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<journal-id>1659-0201</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Población y Salud en Mesoamérica]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[PSM]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1659-0201</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad de Costa Rica. Centro Centroamericano de Población]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1659-02012017000200223</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.15517/psm.v15i1.26412</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Factores del entorno de familias con escolares de dos escuelas con diferente prevalencia de obesidad infantil en el cantón de La Unión, 2015]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Environmental factors of two schools with different prevalence of childhood obesity in La Union County, 2015]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Medina Medina]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Karla]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Fernández Rojas]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Xinia]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ureña Retana]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ivannia]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Reyes Chaves]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jonathan]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Costa Rica  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>CR</country>
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<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Costa Rica  Escuela de Nutrición]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>CR</country>
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<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Costa Rica  Escuela de Nutrición]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>CR</country>
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<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Costa Rica  Escuela de Geografía]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>CR</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2017</year>
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<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2017</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>15</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>223</fpage>
<lpage>240</lpage>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1659-02012017000200223&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1659-02012017000200223&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1659-02012017000200223&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[ResumenObjetivo: Describir los factores del entorno de las familias con niños escolares de dos escuelas públicas con diferente prevalencia de exceso de peso.Metodología: El estudio fue de tipo descriptivo e incluyó a 241 familias de escolares de dos escuelas del cantón de La Unión, a las que se les aplicó una encuesta en el domicilio, la cual incluyó variables del entorno y sociodemográficas.Resultados:La escuela con menor prevalencia de exceso de peso mostró mayor escolaridad e ingresos. La cantidad de lugares de compra de alimentos reportados por ambos grupos de estudio fue 91 y 101. De estos predominaban pulperías, minisúper, supermercados minoristas y comidas rápidas. Las principales razones de elección del lugar de compra para la mayoría de alimentos en ambos grupos fueron el precio y la cercanía al lugar de residencia. La cantidad de lugares de práctica de actividad física reportados por las familias de escolares con menor prevalencia de exceso de peso es el doble de los reportados por las familias de escolares con mayor prevalencia de exceso de peso.Conclusiones: La principal diferencia en el entorno está dada por la disponibilidad de lugares para la práctica de actividad física, lo cual además coincide con que las familias de los niños de la escuela de mayor prevalencia de exceso de peso muestran menor escolaridad y menor ingreso económico.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[AbstractObjective: the aim of this study was to describe the environmental factors of families with schoolchildren from two public schools with different prevalence of overweight.Methods: the study was descriptive and included 241 families of schoolchildren from two schools of Canton La Union. These families were surveyed at their home. The survey included environmental and sociodemographic variables.Results: the school with the lowest percentage of overweight displayed the highest level of education and the highest income. The quantity of places reported for buying foods by both study groups was 91 and 101 respectively. This included mostly grocery stores, convenience stores, retail supermarkets and fast-food restaurants. The main reasons for choosing the place to buy food in both groups were the price and proximity to the place of residency. The number of locations for physical activity reported by the families of schoolchildren with the lowest prevalence of overweight doubled the one reported by families of schoolchildren with higher prevalence of overweight.Conclusions: The main difference in the environment is given by the availability of places for the practice of physical activity, which also coincides with the fact that the families of school children with a higher prevalence of overweight show lower schooling and lower income.]]></p></abstract>
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