Iron deficiency anemia in children: prevalence and prevention studies in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.
Arch Latinoam Nutr
; 47(2 Suppl 1): 41-3, 1997 Jun.
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| ID: mdl-9659418
Iron deficiency and ferropenic anemia are, certainly, the most prevalent and specific nutritional problems in Brazil. The Ribeirão Preto region is no exception to it. A large prevalence of iron deficiency/anemia is found, mainly in the age group 6-24 months. In spite of the fact that several aspects of its physiopathology are known it is a very difficult problem to be solved. Many approaches and alternatives for their prevention have been tried but we are far from controlling the situation. Several studies carried out at the Medical School of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Brazil have shown this high incidence of iron deficiency and iron anemia among infants and preschool children. The importance of iron supplementation to preterm, premature and normal infants was pointed out. The possibility of use of iron complexes to prevent iron deficiency, besides the usual ferrous sulfate, was shown. Several community studies proved the feasibility of distribution and intake of iron as supplements or fortification of carriers as alternatives to prevent iron deficiency.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Anemia Ferropriva
Tipo de estudo:
Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Child
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Child, preschool
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Humans
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Infant
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Arch Latinoam Nutr
Ano de publicação:
1997
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Venezuela