Anaemia and iron deficiency between 2003 and 2007 in Amazonian children under 2 years of age

Trends and associated factors

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ID15096045
AutoresFernanda Serra Granado (0000-0002-5397-2685, Universidade de São Paulo), Rosangela Aparecida Augusto (Universidade de São Paulo), Pascoal Torres Muniz (Universidade Federal do Acre), Marly Augusto Cardoso (0000-0003-0973-3908, Universidade de São Paulo, autor de correspondencia), the ACTION Study Team
Año2013
Volumen16
Número10
Páginas1751-1759
Fecha de publicación2013-10-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaPublic Health Nutrition (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1368-9800 • E-ISSN: 1475-2727
EditorialCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s1368980012005617
PMID23369207
OpenAlexW2150333612
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas5
Referencias citadas30

Objective To describe trends in the prevalence of anaemia and Fe deficiency in children under 2 years of age living in a town in western Brazilian Amazonia. Design Temporal analysis of two cross-sectional population-based surveys. Information on socio-economic status, morbidity and breast-feeding was obtained using a structured questionnaire. Child weight and length were measured for anthropometric evaluation. Concentrations of blood Hb, plasma ferritin and soluble transferrin receptor were measured. Setting The town of Acrelândia, state of Acre, north-west Brazil. Subjects A total of 170 and 224 participants of the 2003 and 2007 surveys, respectively. Results Comparison between the 2003 and 2007 surveys revealed no statistically significant differences in the prevalence of anaemia (48 (95 % CI 39, 56) % to 40 (95 % CI 33, 47) %) or Fe-deficiency anaemia (39 (95 % CI 30, 48) % to 37 (95 % CI 30, 45) %), respectively. However, an increase in the overall prevalence of Fe deficiency from 62 (95 % CI 51, 68) % to 81 (95 % CI 75, 86) % was observed ( χ 2 test, P ≤ 0·001). In age- and sex-adjusted analyses for risk of Fe deficiency, only early introduction of cow's milk ( Conclusions No improvements were observed in the prevalence of anaemia, exposing a worrying scenario for public health, while a significant increase was found in the prevalence of Fe deficiency in the studied infants and toddlers

Anemia · Anthropometry · Cross-sectional study · Environmental health · Ferritin · Iron deficiency · Population · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Demography · Indigenous Health and Education · Iron Metabolism and Disorders · Medicine · Internal Medicine · Pediatrics