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dc.contributor.authorOsorio, Monica Mes_ES
dc.contributor.authorLira, Pedro I. Ces_ES
dc.contributor.authorBatista-Filho, Malaquiases_ES
dc.contributor.authorAshworth, Annes_ES
dc.date.accessioned2015
dc.date.available2015
dc.date.issued2001es_ES
dc.identifier.citationOsorio, Monica M,Lira, Pedro I. C,Batista-Filho, Malaquias,Ashworth, Ann (2001) Prevalence of anemia in children 6-59 months old in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Rev Panam Salud Publica;10(2) 101-107,ago. 2001. Retrieved from http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49892001000800005&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=enen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49892001000800005&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=enes_ES
dc.identifier.urihttps://iris.paho.org/handle/10665.2/8595
dc.relation.ispartofseriesRev Panam Salud Publica;10(2),ago. 2001es_ES
dc.subjectAnemiaes_ES
dc.subjectFerroes_ES
dc.subjectSaúde Públicapt_BR
dc.subjectBrasilpt_BR
dc.titlePrevalence of anemia in children 6-59 months old in the state of Pernambuco, Brazilen_US
dc.typeJournal articlesen_US
dc.rights.holderPan American Health Organizationen_US
dc.description.notesObjetive. To determine the prevalence of anemia in children 6-59 months old in Pernambuco, a state in northeastern Brazil, so as to help guide health and nutrition policies there. Methods. In 1997 a representative sample of 777 young children had their hemoglobin concentration measured. The sampling process was in three stages. First, 18 municipalities were randomy selected to represent the stat and its three geographic areas (metropolitan region of Recife, urban interior, and rural interior). Next, using census list, 45 census sectors were randomly chosen. Finally, 777 children aged 6-59 months old were seleted. Blood was colected by venipuncture, and hemoglobin was measured with a portable homoglobinometer. In the analysis, prevalence was weighted to reflect the census age distribution. Results. The prevalence of anemia among children 6-59 months old was 40.9 for the state as awhole. Prevalence in the metropolitan region of Recife was 39.6, and it was 35.9 in the urban interior. The rural interior had the highest prevalence, 51.4. Prevalence was twices as high in children aged 6-23 months as among those 24-59 months old, 61.8 vs. 31.0 (x2=77.9,P0.001). The mean hemoglobin concentration in the younger and older age groups were 10.4g/dL (standard deviation (SD)=1.5) and 11.4g/dL (SD=1.4),respectively. There was no statically significant difference between the sexes in terms of prevalence. conclusions. This is the first statewide assessment of anemia prevalence among young children in Brazil. Given the very high prevalence of anemia among the children studied in Pernambuco, especially those in the age group of 6-23 months, public health interventions are neededen_US


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