EFFICACY OF NUTRITIONAL TALKS IN THE PREVENTION OF ANEMIA IN CHILDREN (6 TO 36 MONTHS OF AGE) FROM A HEALTH CENTER IN CHICLAYO, PERU

Fiestas J.S.; Silva V.D.; Liy J.O. · Revista de la Facultad de Medicina Humana (2023) · DOI: 10.25176/rfmh.v23i1.5302

Resumen

Introduction: There is a high prevalence of anemia in Peruvian children. Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of nutritional talks in the reduction and prevention of anemia in boys and girls from 6 to 36 months of age. Methods: Longitudinal analytical study of retrospective cohorts. The sample included 78 children attended at a primary health care center. The information was extracted from a database generated by the center. The hemoglobin (Hb) level was recorded close to the date of the intervention and in subsequent controls ≥1 month. Results: 41 children (52.6%) participated in the nutritional talk, not observing significant differences with the group that did not participate. A higher frequency of anemia was observed in the group that did not participate in the nutritional talk (23%) compared to the group that did participate (0%), a significant difference was evidenced in the time between Hb evaluations (p<0.001). and the indication of micronutrients (p<0.001) for both groups. Despite this, there was no significant difference between the initial and final Hb values. Conclusion: Children whose parents participated in nutritional talks had less anemia. This suggests that nutritional talks could help prevent anemia. © The Author(s) 2023.

Instituciones: Universidad Privada San Juan Bautista; Universidad Católica Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo