Screening for Anemia among Children Attending Mansoura University Children’s Hospital

Abstract

Background: Anemia is a serious public health problem as it mainly affects children growth and development. Prevalence of anemia in rural areas is more than urban areas due to poverty and poor dietary habits. Aim of study:Detect correlation of anemia to nutritional status, socioeconomic status and parasitic infestation.Patient and methods: 200 randomly selected children for taking dietetic history, food analysis for calculation of healthy eating index (HEI) score, CBC, serum iron, ferritin, TIBC and stool analysis. Results:There is significant positive correlation between prevalence of anemia and socioeconomic status, healthy eating index-score and parasitic infestation. Conclusion:Anemia is more common in lower SES population due to poor dietary habits that lead to poor HEI score. IDA is the most common type of anemia.

Peningkatan Pengetahuan Gizi dan Anemia pada Remaja melalui Pelatihan Pembuatan Media Promosi

“…Anak perempuan yang mengalami kekurangan gizi kronis (KEK) lebih berisiko tetap mengalami KEK hingga masa remaja dan dewasa, bahkan ketika hamil sehingga lebih berisiko melahirkan bayi dengan berat badan lahir rendah (Ra et al, 2018). Kondisi remaja KEK meningkatkan risiko berbagai penyakit infeksi dan gangguan hormonal yang berdampak buruk di Kesehatan (Khobibah et al, 2021;Reavley et al, 2017).…”