Iron salts and vitamins

Use, purchase and sources of obtainment among children in Brazil

Bibliographic Data

ID5167326
AuthorsJuliana Do Amaral Carneiro Diel (0000-0001-6945-4084, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul), Andréa Dâmaso Bertoldi (0000-0002-4680-3197, Universidade Federal de Pelotas), Tatiane Da Silva Dal Pizzol (0000-0002-7566-7745, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul)
Year2018
Volume34
Issue9
Pagese00133317-e00133317
Publication date2018-09-06
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCadernos de Saude Publica (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0102-311X • E-ISSN: 1678-4464
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/0102-311x00133317
PMID30208176
OpenAlexW2891736381
SCIELO_PIDS0102-311X2018000905011
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited18

To verify the prevalence of use, purchase and sources of iron salts and vitamins by children aged from 0 to 12 years in Brazil. Population-based transversal study (Brazilian National Survey on Access, Utilization, and Promotion of Rational Use of Medicines - PNAUM), including 7,528 children up to 12 years of age. Information was obtained through questionnaires answered by the children's tutors, about the use of iron salts and vitamins 15 days before the interview; forms of financing, and sources of obtainment, sociodemographic characteristics, and presence of chronic disease. Descriptive and bivariate analyses were performed and the main variables were expressed by relative frequencies and 95% confidence intervals (95%CI). The prevalence of use of iron salts was 1.6% (95%CI: 1.2-2.1), with higher prevalence among children under 1 year old (8.5%; 95%CI: 6.3-11.5) and residents of the southeastern region (2.3%; 95%CI: 1.5-3.4). Prevalence of use of vitamins was 4.8% (95%CI: 4.2-5.6), with higher prevalence among children under 1 year old (24.3%; 95%CI: 20.3-28.7) and residents of the northern region (8.6%; 95%CI: 6.2-11.7). Purchase occurred by direct reimbursement for 41.6% (95%CI: 27.9-56.7) of the iron salts, and for 82.4% (95%CI: 76.3-87.2) of the vitamins. The iron salts were predominantly obtained from SUS pharmacies (51.5%; 95%CI: 36.4-66.4), and the vitamins from commercial pharmacies (80.6%; 95%CI: 77.4-85.6). The results suggested the use of iron salts in the Brazilian pediatric population was low, with reduction in use as age increased, regional differences and free-of-charge obtainment, predominantly from SUS

Confidence interval · Environmental health · Population · Vitamin · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Demography · Internal Medicine · Iron Metabolism and Disorders · Medicine · Public Health in Brazil · Pediatrics

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