TY - JOUR
T1 - FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH HEMOGLOBIN LEVELS IN CHILDREN UNDER 6 MONTHS OF AGE HOSPITALIZED IN A PEDIATRIC CENTER IN PERU
AU - Mamani-Urrutia, Víctor
AU - Durán-Galdo, Rafael
AU - Gonzales-Saravia, Carlos
AU - Bustamante-López, Alicia
AU - Espinoza-Rojas, Rubén
AU - Escalante-Kanashiro, Raffo
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2023.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Introduction: Anemia is a condition in which there is a low concentration of hemoglobin (Hb) levels. Although many causes of anemia have been identified, there are few studies in which they are related to epidemiological factors in the first months of life. Objective: To determine the factors associated with hemoglobin levels in children under 6 months of age hospitalized in a specialized pediatric center in Peru. Methods: Cross-sectional study in children under 6 months of age hospitalized in the medical services of a pediatric center during the year 2017, 267 medical records were reviewed, emphasizing clinical and epidemiological characteristics. Results: 61.4% of the infants were female, and only 6.7% of the proportion of the population studied were less than 1 month old. 6.7% had low birth weight, and 53.2% had a normal delivery. The level of anemia in hospitalized children under 6 months of age is 66.7%. Conclusions: According to the bivariate analysis, a significant association was found between hemoglobin levels with the variables age, nutritional status of weight for length and hospital causes. Regarding the multivariate analysis, only an association was found between age and the median Hb present in boys and girls aged 0 to 5 months hospitalized in a pediatric center in Peru.
AB - Introduction: Anemia is a condition in which there is a low concentration of hemoglobin (Hb) levels. Although many causes of anemia have been identified, there are few studies in which they are related to epidemiological factors in the first months of life. Objective: To determine the factors associated with hemoglobin levels in children under 6 months of age hospitalized in a specialized pediatric center in Peru. Methods: Cross-sectional study in children under 6 months of age hospitalized in the medical services of a pediatric center during the year 2017, 267 medical records were reviewed, emphasizing clinical and epidemiological characteristics. Results: 61.4% of the infants were female, and only 6.7% of the proportion of the population studied were less than 1 month old. 6.7% had low birth weight, and 53.2% had a normal delivery. The level of anemia in hospitalized children under 6 months of age is 66.7%. Conclusions: According to the bivariate analysis, a significant association was found between hemoglobin levels with the variables age, nutritional status of weight for length and hospital causes. Regarding the multivariate analysis, only an association was found between age and the median Hb present in boys and girls aged 0 to 5 months hospitalized in a pediatric center in Peru.
KW - Anemia
KW - Child, Hospitalized
KW - Epidemiologic Study Characteristics
KW - Hospitals, Pediatric
KW - Iron-Deficiency
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U2 - 10.25176/RFMH.v23i1.5059
DO - 10.25176/RFMH.v23i1.5059
M3 - Artículo
AN - SCOPUS:85196706368
SN - 1814-5469
VL - 23
SP - 33
EP - 43
JO - Revista de la Facultad de Medicina Humana
JF - Revista de la Facultad de Medicina Humana
IS - 1
ER -