Home intervention improves cognitive and social-emotional scores in iron-deficient anemic infants.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Iron-deficiency anemia (IDA) is associated with alterations in infant behavior and development that may not be corrected with iron therapy.

Objective

To determine if a home-based intervention to foster child development improves behavior and development of infants with IDA.

Methods

Infants with IDA and nonanemic infants aged 6 and 12 months were treated with oral iron and randomly assigned to a year of surveillance or intervention. Infants in the surveillance group were visited weekly, and information on iron intake, feeding, and health were recorded. Infants in the intervention were visited weekly, and the home visits included an hour-long program to foster child development by providing support to the mother-infant relationship. The number of infants enro

SUBMITTER: Lozoff B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3230927 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature