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Relationship between early childhood caries and hemoglobin values in children aged 2 to 5 years from the primary care center II Lurín - ESSALUD, Lima, 2019.
(Universidad Privada Norbert Wiener, 2022-04-25) Zurita Huamán, Nancy; Salcedo Rioja, Mercedes Rita
The aim of this study was to establish the relationship between early childhood caries and hemoglobin levels in children aged 2 to 5 years attending the Primary Health Care Center II Lurín – EsSalud, Lima, 2019. The methodology used was a hypothetical-deductive method, quantitative approach, basic type, retrospective, non-experimental, cross-sectional, and correlational design. The population consisted of 2500 children, and the sample included 200 children. One instrument assessed early childhood caries, and another assessed hemoglobin levels, both created by the researcher. The most representative results showed that as age increases, the severity of caries increases significantly (p<0.00); and by gender, there were no significant differences between boys and girls (p<0.013). Age varied, but there was no trend, and the differences in anemia levels were not significantly different. According to gender, girls presented mild (30.9%) and moderate (15.5%) anemia levels compared to boys, although these differences were not statistically significant. No significant association was found between nutritional status measured as height (adequate/inadequate) and weight (adequate/inadequate). In each age group, a significant association was found between hemoglobin levels and caries severity. According to gender, in males, there was a significant association between caries severity and hemoglobin levels (p<0.00), and a relationship was found between early childhood caries and hemoglobin levels (p<0.00).