Risk factors for anemia in infants aged 6-12 months from rural areas of southern Shaanxi Province, China / 中国当代儿科杂志
Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics
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(12): 736-741, 2016.
Artigo
em Chinês
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| ID: wpr-261156
ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the prevalence of anemia and related risk factors in infants aged 6-12 months from rural areas of southern Shaanxi Province.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>A questionnaire survey was used to collect the basic information on infants aged 6-12 months and their families from rural areas of southern Shaanxi Province, China. The content of hemoglobin was measured in these infants. A multivariate logistic stepwise regression analysis was performed to determine the risk factors for the development of anemia in infants.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>A total of 1 802 infants and their families participated in the survey, and there were 1 770 valid samples. A total of 865 infants (865/1 770, 48.87%) were found to have anemia. The multivariate logistic stepwise regression analysis showed that breastfeeding after birth (lack of scientific supplementary food) increased the risk of anemia in infants (OR=1.768, P<0.01). Addition of supplementary food which met the criteria for minimum feeding frequency recommended by WHO (OR=0.779, P<0.05) and formula milk feeding (OR=0.658, P<0.01) were protective factors against anemia in infants.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>In the rural areas in southern Shaanxi Province, anemia in infants aged 6-12 months is still a serious public health problem. Improper feeding can increase the risk of anemia in infants, and scientific addition of supplementary food is the key to reducing anemia in infants.</p>
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Assunto principal:
Aleitamento Materno
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Modelos Logísticos
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Fatores de Risco
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Anemia
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de etiologia
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Estudo prognóstico
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Fatores de risco
Limite:
Feminino
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Humanos
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Lactente
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Masculino
Idioma:
Chinês
Revista:
Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
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