%0 Journal Article
%T Introdu£¿£¿o alimentar e anemia em lactentes do munic¨ªpio de Campinas (SP)
%A Jord£¿o
%A Regina Esteves
%A Bernardi
%A J¨²lia Laura D.
%A Barros Filho
%A Ant£¿nio de Azevedo
%J Revista Paulista de Pediatria
%D 2009
%I Sociedade de Pediatria de S?o Paulo
%R 10.1590/S0103-05822009000400006
%X objective: to verify the prevalence of anemia associated with the introduction of complementary food in children less than two years old in the city of campinas, s£¿o paulo, brazil. methods: a cross-sectional survey was performed in 354 children between 6 and 12 months of age which were registered in the live births information system from campinas area. health professionals interviewed the mothers, who answered a questionnaire about food introduction and socioeconomic status. capillary blood was collected and the hemoglobin level was determined by hemocue£¿. anemia was diagnosed if hemoglobin level was below 11g/dl. survival analysis was performed to determine the influence of complementary food introduction on anemia. results: 66.5% of the children had hemoglobin levels lower than 11g/dl. anemia was associated to early introduction of the family diet (p=0.036), bread (p=0.012), yogurt (p=0.006), soft drinks (p=0.005), candies (p=0.005) and snacks (p=0.013). conclusions: inadequate complementary food introduction is associated with anemia. this information should be addressed by health programs in order to prevent anemia in children.
%K supplementary feeding
%K anemia
%K infant
%K iron deficiency.
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