Correlation between iron deficiency anemia and intestinal parasitic infection in school-age children in Medan

Anemia is an abnormal hemoglobin concentration in blood that impacts almost 40% school-age children in developing countries. Intestinal parasitic infection, along with malnutrition are contributed to influence absorption, transportation, and metabolism of iron which is the most common etiology of an...

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Published in:IOP conference series. Earth and environmental science 2018-03, Vol.125 (1), p.12059
Main Authors: Darlan, D M, Ananda, F R, Sari, M I, Arrasyid, N K, Sari, D I
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Anemia
Bivariate analysis
Blood levels
Chi-square test
Children
Developing countries
Etiology
Ferritin
Hemoglobin
Infections
Intestine
Iron
Iron deficiency
LDCs
Malnutrition
Metabolism
Nutrient deficiency
Parasitic diseases
Protozoa
Statistical tests
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Summary:Anemia is an abnormal hemoglobin concentration in blood that impacts almost 40% school-age children in developing countries. Intestinal parasitic infection, along with malnutrition are contributed to influence absorption, transportation, and metabolism of iron which is the most common etiology of anemia in school-age children. The purpose of this study was to determine whether there is a correlation between iron deficiency anemia (IDA) and parasitic intestinal infection generally and protozoa infection particularly among school-age children in Medan. This was a cross-sectional study conducted from May until October 2016 in primaryschool in Medan and Hamparan Perak, Deli Serdang. Consecutive sampling was used with total 132 samples obtained. Univariate analysis and Bivariate analysis were performed.This study showed the prevalence of IDA was 7.6%, and proportion of parasitic intestinal infection was 26.5% with 19.8% protozoa infection. The correlation between IDA and intestinal parasitic infection was not significant in Chi-Square Test (p-value: 0.089), neither was between IDA and protozoa infection (p-value: 0.287). There was a correlation between MCV, MCH, and anemia with p-value0.05).
ISSN:1755-1307
1755-1315
DOI:10.1088/1755-1315/125/1/012059