Anemia and birthweight

To verify the influence of Low Birthweight (LBW) on child anemia and malnutrition during the first year of life. Sample population included all children under one year seen at Health Units of the municipality of Maringá, southern Brazil, in 1998. Total sample size was 587 children. LBW was defined a...

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Published in:Revista de saúde pública 2003-08, Vol.37 (4), p.397-403
Main Authors: Uchimura, Taqueco T, Szarfarc, Sophia C, Latorre, Maria R D de O, Uchimura, Nelson S, de Souza, Sonia Buongermino
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Subjects:
Anemia - blood
Anemia - epidemiology
Anemia - etiology
Brazil - epidemiology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Hemoglobins - analysis
Humans
Infant
Infant Nutrition Disorders - blood
Infant Nutrition Disorders - epidemiology
Infant, Low Birth Weight
Infant, Newborn
Male
Nutritional Status
Prevalence
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Summary:To verify the influence of Low Birthweight (LBW) on child anemia and malnutrition during the first year of life. Sample population included all children under one year seen at Health Units of the municipality of Maringá, southern Brazil, in 1998. Total sample size was 587 children. LBW was defined as birthweight below 2 500 g. The analysis of growth for the weigh-for-age and height-for-age indicators was based on National Center for Health Statistics standards. For anemia diagnosis, a biochemical hemoglobin concentration dosage, using HemoCue direct colorimetric method was employed. Children with [Hb]
ISSN:0034-8910
DOI:10.1590/S0034-89102003000400002