Prevalence of anemia among Lebanese hospitalized children: Risk and protective factors.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Anemia is a global health problem associated with short- and long-term consequences especially in children. The incidence of anemia along with the factors associated with its increased or decreased risk is not yet well studied in Lebanon. Our study aims at determining the demographics of this health burden and identifying some of the important factors linked to it among the pediatric population.

Methods

A 4-months cross-sectional study was performed between August and November 2017 including 295 children aged 1 month to 12 years, who were hospitalized in a tertiary care hospital located in South Lebanon. We analyzed the different demographic data, age, gender, breast feeding duration, solid food introduction, iron supplementation and disease of diagnosis in associ

SUBMITTER: Salami A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6080804 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature