[Determination of prevalence of anemia in orphanage children and the correlation of anemia with dimorphic variables]

ABSTRACT

Anemia is the time that blood hemoglobin level will decrease. Side effects of anemia is obvious for any one. It results to failure in speaking and motor nervous coordinating, decreasing in learning and schooling, resistance to infection, Apathy, numbness, fatigue. It is necessary to prevent and treat it. Because anemia may be neglected in nursery settings, it seems that doing this research is essential. This research is cross analytic which is done in 5 orphanage that affiliate to welfare organization. 226 orphan child after taking consent from all nurseries setting were included this study. The method of sampling was census. Data gathering were done by questionnaire which was included demography data and anemia indices. Criteria for anemia was used as a 11 milligram [6 month -4.9 years and 11.5 foe [5-11.9 years] base on WHO. After data gathering, analysis was done by SPSS soft ware as a Mean, percent, Mest and%2. Findings showed that 32.2% [73] were female vs 64.8%[153] male. 32.2 of them had anemia. The children of 0-4 year old and 5-12, had anemia respectively 30.2% and 37%. This study showed that didn't significant difference between anemia, gender and disease. Results showed that the rate anemia in orphanage children is 32.2% which is higher in 5-12 year old children. Regarding to this children deprive of family and they are high risk rather than children who live with family deal with physical and mental disability. So, It should be offer nursing care in suitable with their physical conditions