Prevalence and risk factors of anemia in the mother-child population from a region of the Colombian Caribbean.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite Colombia's robust well-child visits program, Colombian children and mothers still suffer from anemia, especially in populations of lower socioeconomic status. In this study, we aimed to quantify the prevalence and risk factors among mothers and their children attending their well-child visits in Apartadó, a municipality in the Urabá region of the Colombian Caribbean.

Methods

There were 100 mother-child pairs enrolled in this secondary data-analysis study from a health facility in the municipality of Apartadó, Urabá, Colombia, during well-child visits. Self-reported data included child illnesses in the past two weeks (diarrheal, fever, or respiratory symptoms), child feeding practices (breastfeeding, complementary feeding), child vaccinations, and demograph

SUBMITTER: Del Castillo L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10422807 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature