Abstract

REYES NARVAEZ, Silvia Elizabet; VALDERRAMA RIOS, Olga Giovanna; ATOCHE BENAVIDES, Rosa Del Pilar  and  PONTE VALVERDE, Segundo Ignacio. Factors associated with childhood anemia in a rural area of Huaraz. Comuni@cción [online]. 2022, vol.13, n.4, pp.301-309.  Epub Dec 31, 2022. ISSN 2219-7168.  http://dx.doi.org/10.33595/2226-1478.13.4.782.

Anemia represents a serious public health problem for the country and the world. The purpose of this study was to determine the factors associated with childhood anemia in children under three years of age. Basic research of non-experimental design carried out in 68 children who attended the Growth and Development control of the San Nicolás Health Center - Huaraz. Data were collected with a questionnaire that assesses sociodemographic factors, factors related to the child, and factors related to the mother and child care. Hemoglobin was measured with a portable hemoglobinometer and was classified into mild anemia, moderate anemia, severe anemia and no anemia. Logistic regression and the Odds Ratios test were used for the analysis. The results show the risk of anemia when the child has parasitosis (OR = 6.652, presence of diarrheal disease (OR = 5.00), does not receive exclusive breastfeeding (OR = 9.8), mother without prenatal control (OR = 5.762) and when the caregiver is not the mother (OR = 7.727) It is concluded that there are sociodemographic factors related to the child, the mother and child care for the presence of anemia.

Keywords : Anemia; child care; child health; risk factor's.

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