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Introduction: Prevention and control programs have been created due to the high prevalence of anemia in Peruvian children. Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of nutritional talks in the reduction and prevention of anemia in boys and girls from 6 to 36 months of age. Methods: Longitudinal analytical study of retrospective cohorts. The sample included 78 children attended at a primary health care center. The information was extracted from a database generated by the center. The hemoglobin (Hb) level was recorded close to the date of the intervention and in subsequent controls ≥1 month. Results: 41 children (52.6%) participated in the nutritional talk, not observing significant differences with the group that did not participate. A higher frequency of anemia was observed in the group that did not participate in the nutritional talk (23%) compared to the group that did participate (0%), a significant difference was evidenced in the time between Hb evaluations (p<0.001). and the indication of micronutrients (p<0.001) for both groups. Despite this, there was no significant difference between the initial and final Hb values. Conclusion: Children whose parents participated in the nutrition talks had less anemia. This could suggest that nutritional talks are effective in preventing anemia.

Objetivo: Evaluar la eficacia de las charlas nutricionales de un centro de salud en Chiclayo en la disminución y prevención de anemia en niños de 6 a 36 meses de edad. Métodos: Estudio transversal descriptivo. Se evaluaron 78 niños atendidos en un centro de atención primaria en salud. Se extrajo la información de las evaluaciones de crecimiento de una base de datos generada por el centro. Cerca a la fecha de la intervención y en controles posteriores ≥1 mes después, se registró el nivel de hemoglobina. Asimismo, se recolectó información de los participantes y atención.