Effect of micronutrients supplement in nutritional status ad anemia in children, Los Ríos-Ecuador; 2014-2015

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Iron deficiency anemia is a public health problem. In Ecuador, supplementation with micronutrients (chis-paz®) began in 2011 and with vitamin A in 1997. The effect on the prevention of anemia and nutritional status is unknown. The objective is to evaluate the effect of supplementation with micronutrients in the nutritional status and anemia of children. The methodology used is based on the analytical, observational, retro-prospective and longitudinal aspects in children of the health units of the Ministry of Public Health of Babahoyo. Children from 6 to 59 months of age participated. Clinical records of children with initial information were selected: supplementation with micronutrients, nutritional status, diagnosis of anemia and as final information nutritional status and hemoglobin. A bivariate analysis (chi-square) was performed that yielded the following results: of 318 children, 57% had mild anemia and of these at the end of the study, 83% were anemic; a statistically significant difference was found with a value of 0.0106 α 0.05. Forty-two percent of children started with moderate anemia, of which 57% left the anemia with a significant difference of 0.000 α 0.05. Of the 12% who started with short stature, 6% improved, with a statistically significant difference of 0.0183 α 0.05. Micronutrient supplementation positively influences the level of anemia and improves the height/age indicator of children from 6 to 59 months of age.

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2017

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