The prevalence of anemia in children aged 6 to 12 months: a population-based study

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RIAHI SEYED MOHAMMAD; Mozafar Saadati Hossein; MOHAMMADI MARYAM; SOLEIMANI FARIN

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Journal: Tehran University Medical Journal Year:2019 | Volume:77 | Issue:4 Page(s): 228-223

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The prevalence of anemia in children aged 6 to 12 months: a population-based study

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RIAHI SEYED MOHAMMAD | Mozafar Saadati Hossein | MOHAMMADI MARYAM | SOLEIMANI FARIN | Issue Writer Certificate

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Background: anemia is one of the most important nutritional disorders among children and adolescent in Iran and developing countries. Despite the possibility of anemia prevention, there is a high proportion of this problem in school children and especially infants. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence rate of anemia in 6 to 12 months old children. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study that conducted between May 2016 and October 2016 in Tabas health centers, South Khorasan, Iran. In this study 911 infants aged 6 to 12 months were enrolled by census method. Demographic variables and all blood factors were collected through interviews and laboratory tests in Tabas health centers, respectively. In this study, cut-off point of <11 g/dl for hemoglobin was considered as anemia index. All Statistical analyses were done using descriptive statistics, chi-square tests and Pearson correlation in SPSS software, version 22 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA). P-value of 0. 05 was considered as level of statistical significance. Results: The mean age of individuals was 9± 1. 5 months, the mean current weight and the mean weight at birth time were 8678± 1112. 1 g and 3090± 467. 9 g, respectively. According to World Health Organization (WHO) criteria, the prevalence rate of anemia in Tabas City was estimated 37. 1%. The prevalence rate of anemia in age groups based on hemoglobin, mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH), and mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) indices had a significant decreasing trend (P=0. 001). prevalence rate of anemia in males and females was not significantly different (P=0. 27). Moreover prevalence rate of anemia was higher in rural areas rather than urban areas (P=0. 009). Conclusion: This is the first assessment of anemia prevalence among children in east of Iran. As a result of estimated prevalence of anemia, based on WHO definition, revealed moderate public health importance among infants aged 6 to 12 months old. The deceasing trend of anemia based on age groups indicates the importance of iron supplementation in Iran, especially in developing countries.

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RIAHI, SEYED MOHAMMAD, Mozafar Saadati, Hossein, MOHAMMADI, MARYAM, & SOLEIMANI, FARIN. (2019). The prevalence of anemia in children aged 6 to 12 months: a population-based study. TEHRAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL JOURNAL (TUMJ), 77(4 ), 228-223. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/396221/en

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RIAHI SEYED MOHAMMAD, Mozafar Saadati Hossein, MOHAMMADI MARYAM, SOLEIMANI FARIN. The prevalence of anemia in children aged 6 to 12 months: a population-based study. TEHRAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL JOURNAL (TUMJ)[Internet]. 2019;77(4 ):228-223. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/396221/en

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SEYED MOHAMMAD RIAHI, Hossein Mozafar Saadati, MARYAM MOHAMMADI, and FARIN SOLEIMANI, “The prevalence of anemia in children aged 6 to 12 months: a population-based study,” TEHRAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL JOURNAL (TUMJ), vol. 77, no. 4 , pp. 228–223, 2019, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/396221/en

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