Use of iron supplement to prevent anemia in children aged six to 59 months attended at the Family Health Strategy (ESF) units in a city in Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ana Carolina Rodrigues Marques Ferreira,
Mariany Cristine Peres Ferreira,
Carolina Guimarães Caetano
et al.
Abstract:Objectives: to evaluate the use of iron supplementation and associated factors in children aged six to 59 months attended at the Family Health Strategy units in a city in Minas Gerais (MG). Methods: a cross-sectional, analytical-exploratory study, carried out with 252 children aged six to 59 months, attended at ten units, between 2014 and 2016. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data on socioeconomic conditions, maternal health, child’s health and the knowledge of those responsible regarding anemi… Show more
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