Determinants of nutritional anaemia in children less than five years age
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https://doi.org/10.18203/2349-3291.ijcp20161023Keywords:
Nutritional anemia, Children under-5 age, Iron, Pre-school ageAbstract
Background: According to WHO, highest prevalence of anemia is found in pre-school aged children. The objective of this study was to determine demographic, socio-economic & nutritional factors for nutritional anemia in children <5 yrs.
Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study of children aged 6 to 59 months. Hemoglobin, ferritin, folate, vitamin B12 levels were determined. Anthropometric measurements, nutritional intake, family income and other demographic data were recorded.
Results: Majority of cases (75.0%) were in 6months – 2 years age group. 139 (69.5%) subjects had iron deficiency, 86 (43.0%) had Vitamin B12 deficiency and 28 (14.0%) had folic acid deficiency. On multivariate regression the factors found to be associated were: increasing birth order, low iron intake & symptoms of anemia in mother.
Conclusions: Low iron intake, increasing birth order and symptoms of anemia in mother were significant factors associated with nutritional anemia in children less than 5 years age.
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