Iron Deficiency Anemia and Supplementation Practices with Polymaltosed Iron in Mothers with 4 - 5 Months Infants in a Rural Andean Health Center

Carolina Soto Carrión, Justina Cervantes Carrión, Mariluz Roxana Ccasani Contreras, Fidel de la Cruz Quispe, Guido Bravo Mendoza, Wilber Jimenez Mendoza

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Abstract

The Childhood anemia is a latent problem and according to the WHO more than half of Children who suffer from anemia in the world suffer from iron deficiency. Aim: Determine the relationship between the level of knowledge of iron deficiency anemia and practices with polymaltose iron supplementation in mothers with 4 – 5-month-old infants in an Andean rural health center. Materials and Methods: Quantitative approach, type cross-sectional correlational prospective, the hypothetical-deductive method was applied Prospective, the population corresponds to 52 mothers with their respective infants of 4 and 5 months. The survey technique was applied and the questionnaire was used as an instrument for collection. of data, validated through expert judgment, taking as a contrast the hypothesis the Spearman's Rho statistical test. Results: More than 50% of mothers present ages between 26-35 years and have completed secondary school. 26.9% of mothers have a high level of knowledge and presented risky practices; while 17.3% have a medium level of knowledge and presented good practices; and 13.5% have a level low knowledge and presented risky practices. Conclusion: The level of Knowledge of iron deficiency anemia is not directly related to health care practices, supplementation with polymaltose iron and whether it is related to the educational level of nursing mothers of 4 and 5 months of the Andean Rural Health Center the p-value (sig) for all tests was greater than 0.05.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIMCIC 2024 - 15th International Multi-Conference on Complexity, Informatics and Cybernetics, Proceedings
EditorsNagib C. Callaos, Shigehiro Hashimoto, Natalja Lace, Belkis Sanchez, Michael Savoie
PublisherInternational Institute of Informatics and Cybernetics
Pages123-128
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781950492787
DOIs
StatePublished - 2024
Event15th International Multi-Conference on Complexity, Informatics and Cybernetics, IMCIC 2024 - Virtual, Online
Duration: 26 Mar 202429 Mar 2024

Publication series

NameProceedings IMCIC - International Multi-Conference on Complexity, Informatics and Cybernetics
Volume2024-March
ISSN (Print)2771-5914
ISSN (Electronic)2771-5922

Conference

Conference15th International Multi-Conference on Complexity, Informatics and Cybernetics, IMCIC 2024
CityVirtual, Online
Period26/03/2429/03/24

Keywords

  • Knowledge
  • iron deficiency anemia
  • mothers’ infants
  • polymaltose iron
  • risky practices

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