[Anemia and vitamin A deficiency in children under five years old attended under the Family Health Program in the State of Pernambuco, Brazil]. / Anemia e deficiência de vitamina A em crianças menores de cinco anos assistidas pela Estratégia Saúde da Família no Estado de Pernambuco, Brasil.
Cien Saude Colet
; 19(4): 1209-22, 2014 Apr.
Article
em Pt
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-24820604
The scope of this study was to describe the prevalence and factors associated with anemia and vitamin A deficiency (VAD) in children under five years old assisted under the Family Health Program. A cross-sectional study was conducted in Pernambuco, Brazil, in 2006. Children between 6 and 59 months-old, who had performed measurements of hemoglobin and serum retinol, were selected using samples from 945 and 563 children respectively. Anemia was determined by the hemoglobin level < 11 g/dL and VAD by serum retinol < µmol/L. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed by Poisson multiple regression using a hierarchical model. Anemia prevalence was 35%, decreasing with the increase number of people per room, maternal age and the child's age. With respect to VAD, its prevalence was 16%, rising in places where garbage disposal was inadequate and in children who had suffered from diarrhea in the previous fifteen days. The prevalence of anemia was more than double that found for VAD, highlighting the influence of environmental factors on VAD.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Deficiência de Vitamina A
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Anemia
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
Pt
Revista:
Cien Saude Colet
Ano de publicação:
2014
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de publicação:
Brasil