Telogen Effluvium: Prevalence Associated Factors with Reference to Iron Deficiency Anemia Among Childbearing Women, Gharbia Governorate, Egypt.

ABSTRACT Objective: Study the prevalence of iron depletion and iron-deficiency anemia and their associated factors in preschool children. Methods: Cross-sectional study with five-year old preschool children from a birth cohort of the city of Diamantina, Minas Gerais state, Brazil. Socioeconomic, demographic, and dietary characteristics were obtained through a questionnaire administered to each child mother or guardian. Iron depletion (normal hemoglobin and low serum ferritin levels) and iron-deficiency anemia (hemoglobin level than 11g/dL) were detected after collecting 5mL of venous blood of preschool children. Poisson regression was used to identify the factors associated with iron depletion and iron-deficiency anemia. Results: A total of 228 preschool were evaluated, corresponding to 97.4% of the children from a cohort study followed-up up to the end of their first year of life. Iron depletion and iron-deficiency anemia were detected, respectively, in 15.9% and 18.9% of the preschool children evaluated. Iron depletion was not associated with any variable studied, while low maternal education level was associated with iron-deficiency anemia (PR=1.83; P=0.03). Conclusion: Iron-deficiency anemia is considered as a mild public health problem among 5-year old children in the city of Diamantina, Minas Gerais. Higher maternal education level was a protective factor against this deficiency, and therefore it is as an important marker for the occurrence of iron-deficiency anemia in the population studied.

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An increased prevalence of fibromyalgia in iron deficiency anemia and thalassemia minor and associated factors

Clinical Rheumatology ◽

10.1007/s10067-008-0871-7 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 27 (9) ◽

pp. 1103-1108 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

Gülsüm Emel Pamuk ◽

Ömer Nuri Pamuk ◽

Turan Set ◽

Orbay Harmandar ◽

Nesibe Yeşil

Keyword(s):

Iron Deficiency ◽

Iron Deficiency Anemia ◽

Associated Factors ◽

Deficiency Anemia ◽

Thalassemia Minor

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The Prevalence of Iron Deficiency Anemia (IDA) and Associated Factors among Vulnerable Populations in Ethiopia

European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety ◽

10.9734/ejnfs/2015/21279 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 5 (5`) ◽

pp. 1124-1125

Author(s):

Girmay Ayana ◽

Dilnesaw Zerfu ◽

Adamu Belay ◽

Aweke Kebede ◽

Aregash Samuel ◽

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Keyword(s):

Iron Deficiency ◽

Iron Deficiency Anemia ◽

Vulnerable Populations ◽

Associated Factors ◽

Deficiency Anemia

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Factors Associated with Anemia among Children Aged 6–23 Months Attending Growth Monitoring at Tsitsika Health Center, Wag-Himra Zone, Northeast Ethiopia

Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism ◽

10.1155/2015/928632 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 2015 ◽

pp. 1-9 ◽

Cited By ~ 32

Author(s):

Haile Woldie ◽

Yigzaw Kebede ◽

Amare Tariku

Keyword(s):

Logistic Regression ◽

Regression Analysis ◽

Iron Deficiency ◽

Health Center ◽

Iron Deficiency Anemia ◽

Logistic Regression Analysis ◽

Associated Factors ◽

Deficiency Anemia ◽

Northeast Ethiopia ◽

Prevalence Of Anemia

Background. Globally, about 47.4% of children under five are suffering from anemia. In Ethiopia, 60.9% of children under two years are suffering from anemia. Anemia during infancy and young childhood period is associated with poor health and impaired cognitive development, leading to reduced academic achievement and earnings potential in their adulthood life. However, there is scarcity of information showing the magnitude of iron deficiency anemia among young children in Ethiopia. Therefore, this study aimed at assessing prevalence and associated factors of iron deficiency anemia among children under two (6–23 months).Methods. Institution based cross-sectional study was carried out from March to May, 2014, at Tsitsika Health Center in Wag-Himra Zone, Northeast Ethiopia. Systematic random sampling technique was employed. Automated hemoglobin machine was used to determine the hemoglobin level. Socioeconomic and demographic data were collected by using a pretested and structured questionnaire. Binary logistic regression analysis was used to identify associated factors and odds ratio with 95% CI was computed to assess the strength of association.Results. Total of 347 children participated in this study. The overall prevalence of anemia was 66.6%. In multivariate logistic regression analysis, male sex (AOR = 3.1 (95% CI: 1.60–5.81)), 9–11 months of age (AOR = 9.6 (95% CI: 3.61–25.47)), poor dietary diversity (AOR = 3.2 (95% CI: 1.35–7.38)), stunting (AOR = 2.7 (95% CI: 1.20–6.05)), diarrhea (AOR = 4.9 (1.63–14.59)), no formal education (AOR = 2.6 (95% CI: 1.26–5.27)), early initiation of complementary food (AOR = 11.1 (95% CI: 4.08–30.31)), and lowest wealth quintile (AOR = 3.0 (95% CI: 1.01–8.88)) were significantly associated with anemia.Conclusion. The overall prevalence of anemia among children who aged 6–23 months has sever public health importance in the study area. Integrated efforts need to be prioritized to improve health as well as appropriate infant and young child feeding practice among children under.

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