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Prevalencia de anemia en niños y adolescentes mexicanos: comparativo de tres encuestas nacionales.
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Salud Pública de México . 2013 supplement 2, Vol. 55, pS180-S189. 10p. 1 Black and White Photograph, 4 Charts. - Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- Objective. To describe the prevalence of anemia in Mexican children and adolescents from ENSANUT 2012. Materials and methods. Data had the power to make distinctions at the national, regional and rural/urban dwelling. Hemoglobin was measured by Hemocue. Descriptions were made by adjusted frequencies and 95%CI. Confounders were tested in a logistic regression models. Results. The prevalence of anemia in 2012 was: in children 1-4 y, 23.3%; 5-11y, 10.1%, and 12-19 y, 5.6%. The prevalence in female adolescents was 7.7% and 3.6% in males. Reductions in the prevalence of anemia from 1999 was 8.3pp in <5y, 5.1pp in children 5-11y and 3.6pp from 2006 in adolescents. Conclusions. Despite the decrease in the prevalence of anemia in children 1-4 y in the last 13 years, it still is of great concern. There is a need of awareness among social and medical communities about this, to extend the distribution of micronutrient supplements in children <3y, and to promote nutritional education to incentive mothers to provide foods rich in iron. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- Spanish
- ISSN :
- 00363634
- Volume :
- 55
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Salud Pública de México
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 89675680