Prevalence of Anemia in Children Three to 12 Months Old in a Health Service in Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil

Authors

  • Márcia Cristina Guerreiro dos Reis Secretaria Municipal de Saúde de Ribeirão Preto
  • Ana Márcia Spanó Nakano Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto
  • Isília Aparecida Silva Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem
  • Flávia Azevedo Gomes Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto
  • Maria José Bistafa Pereira Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692010000400019

Keywords:

Anemia, Prevalence, Child Health (Public Health)

Abstract

Iron deficiency anemia is the most common nutritional deficiency among children. This cross-sectional, descriptive and quantitative study is part of a multicenter project, which verified the prevalence of anemia in children aged three to 12 months, treated by a health service unit in Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil. Interviews with mothers and determining hemoglobin dosage were carried out with 121 children who participated in the study. Two international criteria were adopted as parameters of anemia according to the children's age. Descriptive statistics, measures of central tendency and associations were used for data analysis. The prevalence of anemia among 69 children aged three to 5 months was 20.2% and 48.0% among 52 children aged six to 12 months. The total prevalence of anemia was 32.2%. There was significant association between anemia and children's age, and anemia and the consumption of liquid cow's milk.

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Published

2010-08-01

Issue

Vol. 18 No. 4 (2010)

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Original Articles

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How to Cite

Prevalence of Anemia in Children Three to 12 Months Old in a Health Service in Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil . (2010). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 18(4), 792-799. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692010000400019