Title
Evaluation of the impact of multiple micronutrient powders on children anemia in three Andean regiones in Peru
Other title
[Evaluación del impacto de los multimicronutrientes en polvo sobre la anemia infantil en tres regiones andinas del Perú]
Date Issued
01 January 2013
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Ulloa-Rea M.
Lozano-Revollar C.
Tejada V.
Castro-Salazar C.
Munarriz-Villafuerte J.
de Bustos C.
Arias L.
Publisher(s)
Instituto Nacional de Salud
Abstract
The aim of this research was to determine the impact of the strategy of multi-micronutrient supplementation (MMN) on the childhood anemia in three Andean regions of Peru. A sentinel surveillance system was established in 29 health centers of Andahuaylas, Ayacucho and Huancavelica (Peru) to monitor a cohort of children of 6 to 35 months of age whom been received MMM for a period of 12 months. Data regarding hemoglobin levels were gathered at the beginning and at the end of the research; they included consumption of MMN, and other data from clinical records and from growth and development charts. Between the child who completed the supplementation, the prevalence of anemia decreased from 70.2% to 36.6% (p value <0.01). 55,0% and 69,1% of children with mild and moderate anemia at the beginning of the supplementation got cured. This research shows that supplementation with MMN could be a valuable strategy to fight anemia.
Start page
229
End page
234
Volume
30
Issue
2
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Hematología Pediatría
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84882686470
PubMed ID
Source
Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Publica
ISSN of the container
17264634
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