Dietary Predictors of Anaemia among Children Aged 12-35 Months
Introduction: Children especially during the early years of life should have increased dietary iron and protein that needs to accommodate growth, development and the accompanying expansion of blood volume. An average Indian child can take upto 2.5 to 3.5 mg iron per day leaving a deficiency of 4-...
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| Language: | English |
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JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited
2020-07-01
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| Series: | Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research |
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| Summary: | Introduction: Children especially during the early years of life
should have increased dietary iron and protein that needs to
accommodate growth, development and the accompanying
expansion of blood volume. An average Indian child can take upto 2.5 to 3.5 mg iron per day leaving a deficiency of 4-6.5 mg/day
deficiency of iron while 33% of Indian children are still suffering
from protein malnutrition. This deficiency of iron and protein leads
to high burden of Nutritional Anaemia in Children.
Aim: To find the average daily dietary consumption of iron
and protein among the children aged 12-35 months and its
association with anaemia.
Materials and Methods: The present cross-sectional study was
carried out among 200 children aged 12-35 months (prevalence
79%, relative precision 7.5%, 95% CI) residing in a sub-centre
village of Meerut district, Uttar Pradesh, India. The study was
carried out between May 2016 and November 2017. Dietary
information was collected by 24 hour recall method done for
two consecutive days on a pretested, predesigned and semistructured questionnaire. Iron and protein content in food was
calculated as per ICMR guidelines, 2010, data was analysed
using epi-info software 3.7.2.
Results: The present study inferred that mean dietary intake
of iron (2.10±1.08) mg/day and protein (18.23±0.38) mg/day
among the selected population is way less than the body daily
dietary requirements (5-9 mg/day) and (10-14 gm iron/day). This
inadequacy in diet is reflected as high prevalence of anaemia
155 (77.5%) and malnutrition 67 (33.5%) in this age group.
Conclusion: Dietary intake of iron, consumption of haem iron and
non-heme iron and protein intake are not only but an important
determinant of anaemia in children. Despite best of diet a child
is unable to meet the dietary requirement of iron and lands up in
anaemia. In this background, a daily iron supplementation regimen
may play an important role to combat this disease burden. |
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| ISSN: | 2249-782X 0973-709X |