Adherence to Screening for Anemia in 9-Month-Old Full-Term Infants in Bangkok, Thailand.

Autor:	Chienwittayakun K; Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand., Suteerojntrakool O; Division of Ambulatory Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand.; Pediatric Nutrition STAR (Special Task Force for Activating Research), Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand., Techavichit P; Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand., Bongsebandhu-Phubhakdi C; Division of Ambulatory Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand., Subchartanan J; Division of Ambulatory Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand., Tempark T; Division of Ambulatory Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Journal of tropical pediatrics [J Trop Pediatr] 2021 Jul 02; Vol. 67 (3).
DOI:	10.1093/tropej/fmaa054
Abstrakt:	Objectives: To determine adherence to the screening for anemia in 9-month-old full-term infants and factors associated with non-adherence to the screening for anemia. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in 9-month-old full-term healthy infants who visited the General Pediatric and Well Child Care Clinic, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand. Demographic data, adherence to the screening, and factors associated with non-adherence to the screening were analyzed using percentage, χ2 test, and bivariate logistic regression. Results: A total of 234 full-term infants, aged 9 months, were included in the study between January and December 2019. The prevalence of adherence to the screening for anemia was 76.1% (95% CI 0.70-0.81). The most common cause of non-adherence to the screening was the waiting time for laboratory results (39.3%). Factors associated with non-adherence to the screening were low education of caregiver (AOR 2.684; 95% CI 1.451-4.966), low socio-economic status (AOR 2.26; 95% CI 1.568-3.258), and inadequate complementary food (AOR 1.961; 95% CI 1.107-3.473). Conclusion: The most common cause of non-adherence to the screening for anemia is the waiting time for laboratory results. Pediatricians and general practitioners should ensure the importance of anemia screening in infants and plan on anemia screening with parents. (© The Author(s) [2020]. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. For permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oup.com.)
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