Examinando por Materia "Iron-Deficiency Anemia"

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    Complementary feeding practices and their relationship with iron deficiency anemia in children aged 6 to 24 months at Unidad Vecinal No. 3 Health Center, Central Lima – 2018
    (Universidad Privada Norbert Wiener, 2019-03-17) Caballero Trujillo, Melidssa Jhorela; Carranza Leiva, María Esperanza; Glenni Garay, Zarely Zabeli
    Objective: Determine the relationship that exists between the complementary feeding practices of mothers of children from 6 to 24 months and iron deficiency anemia, at the Neighborhood Unit Health Center No. 3, Cercado de Lima-2018. Material and methods: It is quantitative, correlational, cross-sectional, the population was made up of 100 mothers of children from 6 to 24 months from the Neighborhood Unit Health Center No. 3, Cercado de Lima-2018; Likewise, the interview technique and documentary analysis were used. The instrument used was a questionnaire for practices and a checklist to obtain hemoglobin results. To process the data, the Excel program was used, which was then exported to the SPSS program. Chi square test was used for statistical analysis. Results: Of the 100% (100) of the mothers surveyed of children from 6 to 24 months, 64% presented healthy eating practices and 36% unhealthy practices, of which the results were that 27% presented anemia and the 73% did not present anemia. Conclusion: There is a relationship between feeding practices and iron deficiency anemia in children from 6 to 24 months.