Child Care in the Community

James, John A.; Clark, Carol; Rossdale, Michael; Roberts, Glynne

doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(86)90965-7

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“…To compare these children with those in the previous study we studied only children aged [13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24] months. Uptake of immunisation against measles or measles, mumps, and rubella was calculated by scrutinising the notes of all children eligible for immunisation during the study, and overall uptake of the screening procedure was calculated from this.…”

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Preventing iron deficiency in preschool children by implementing an educational and screening programme in an inner city practice.

James¹,

Lawson²,

Male³

et al. 1989

BMJ

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Objective-To assess the feasibility and acceptability of screening young children for iron deficiency in a deprived inner city practice and to assess the effects of a programme of dietary education.Design-Prospective study of children in general practice, comparison with historical controls.Setting-A deprived inner city practice.Patients-127 Children aged 13-24 months. Findings were compared with those in 110 children of the same age studied previously.Interventions-All mothers received dietary education antenatally and in the first year after giving birth. Screening for iron deficiency (defined as mean cell volume <75 fl and haemoglobin concentration < 105 g/l) and haemoglobinopathy (when appropriate) was offered for all children attending for immunisation against measles, mumps, and rubella over 12 months; capillary blood samples were taken after immunisation.Main outcome measures-Uptake of the screening programme expressed as the percentage of all children eligible for immunisation who were screened, and the effectiveness of the dietary education as shown by the prevalence of iron deficiency in the two groups.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%