Evaluation of iron intake in preschool children in a setting with high anemia burden.

Autor: Dunn MG; Department of Pediatrics, Global Health Center, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA, USA.; Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA., Close RM; Department of Pediatrics, Global Health Center, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA, USA.; Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA., McKee SG; Department of Pediatrics, Global Health Center, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA, USA.; The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA., Cordero R; Centro de Salud Divina Providencia, Consuelo, Dominican Republic., Japa IF; Centro de Salud Divina Providencia, Consuelo, Dominican Republic., Lowenthal ED; Department of Pediatrics, Global Health Center, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA, USA.; Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.; Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: International health [Int Health] 2022 Jul 01; Vol. 14 (4), pp. 450-451.
DOI: 10.1093/inthealth/ihz106
Abstrakt: Background: Iron deficiency anemia affects millions of children worldwide. Iron intake assessments can inform targeted interventions.
Methods: This cross-sectional study describes diet and hemoglobin levels of children 1-5 y of age in a resource-limited setting in the Dominican Republic. The study team performed meal observations and measurements, dietary questionnaires, and point-of-care hemoglobin testing.
Results: Iron intake and bioavailability were low, with liberal estimates indicating that not more than 40% of subjects consumed the recommended daily allowance for iron. Forty of 80 children had anemia, with 23% demonstrating moderate or severe anemia.
Conclusions: Poor observed iron intake likely contributes to the high prevalence of anemia in this population.
(© The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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