STUDY OF IRON DEFICIENCY IN INFANTS BY MEASURING SERUM FERRETIN LEVELS

Autor:	Neeraj Jauhri
Rok vydání:	2019
Předmět:	education.field_of_study Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Anemia Population Iron deficiency Hematocrit medicine.disease Iron supplementation Medicine Effects of sleep deprivation on cognitive performance Hemoglobin business education Serum ferritin
Zdroj:	International Journal of Medical and Biomedical Studies. 3
ISSN:	2589-8698 2589-868X
DOI:	10.32553/ijmbs.v3i11.731
Popis:	Introduction: In human body for many metabolic processes to take place as a mineral iron is necessary element. It is a part of haemoglobin which is important and essential for the delivery of oxygen to the cells of body. Worldwide especially in developing countries Nutritional anaemia is problem with the highest prevalence. When the hemoglobin and/or hematocrit are two standard deviations below the mean for that particular age and sex then a child is said to be anemic. This national problem of iron deficiency (ID) without anemia is worldwide concern which lead to long term neurodevelopment and behavior disorders that may be irreversible. Anaemia is consider as serious condition because it impair in behavioral and motor development, impairments in cognitive performance, coordination, language development, and scholastic achievement as well as increased morbidity from infectious diseases. This is most endangered in age group of 6- 24 months of age. Aim: The main objective of this study is to prevalence of iron deficiency in infants by measuring serum ferretin levels. Material and Method: Total 70 patients with various age groups from 1 month to 24 months of age group attending to Pediatrics department of this college were included for study. For each patient various physical examinations were carried out to rule out other causes of anaemia like hemolytic anaemia, anaemia of chronic disease etc. laboratory investigations like CBC, Hb indices and peripheral smear carried out. In all the patients Serum ferritin levels were estimated. Result: Prevalence of anaemia (Hb400ng/ml. Conclusion: In this study there is significantly Association between iron deficiency and low MCV. This study emphasis need for iron supplementation aim all healthy infants as early as 6 months. More and more studies on a larger population of children should be carried out to determine the role of other factors is needed. Keywords: Infants, iron deficiency, serum ferretin, Haemoglobin level, MCV
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