Hemoglobin concentrations and associated factors in adolescentes from Recife, Brazil

Revista de Nutrição

Elisângela Barros Soares Mendonça¹  Lilian Ferreira Muniz¹  Ilma Kruze Grande De Arruda¹  Alcides Da Silva Diniz¹ 

关键词: Anemia;    Adolescent;    Nutritional status;    Epidemiology;    Socioeconomic factors;    Anemia;    Adolescente;    Estado nutricional;    Epidemiologia;    Fatores socioeconômicos;   

DOI  :  10.1590/1415-52732014000500003

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of anemia and associated factors in adolescents from the city of Recife in Pernambuco state. METHODS: This is a cross-sectional study, involving a random sample of 256 adolescents of both genders, aged 13 to 18, whose hemoglobin concentrations were evaluated, along with their nutritional status and socioeconomic and demographic characteristics. RESULTS: The prevalence of inadequate hemoglobin concentrations was 10.2% [CI95%=6.7-14.5], reaching levels considered as mild anemia (9 g/dL 0.05), nor with socioeconomic or demographic characteristics (p>0.05). CONCLUSION: Although the prevalence of anemia was low and classified as a mild health problem, preventive nutrition education involving the dissemination of healthy eating habits in schools and encouraging the consumption of iron-rich foods are strongly recommended.

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