2006
DOI: 10.2223/jped.1511
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Anemia in low-income exclusively breastfed infants

Abstract: Objective: To verify the behavior of hemoglobin levels and anemia prevalence in full term infants, aged 3 to 6 months and on exclusive breastfeeding.

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“…In this observational, cross-sectional study, we conducted door-to-door interviews with 439 subjects aged 18 years or more living in a Brazilian shantytown named "Paraisópolis" community located in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. This informal settlement has approximately 60,000 inhabitants (Torres, Braga, Taddei, & Nobrega, 2006) and 11,223 houses, which occupies 85 hectares in the Morumbi district (Southwest São Paulo, Brazil). According to a recent publication, at least 52% have an annual income of less than 3 BMW (Brazilian minimum wage, approximately US$ 305.00) and 24% have an annual income of less than 1 BMW (da Silva & Ribeiro, 2006).…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In this observational, cross-sectional study, we conducted door-to-door interviews with 439 subjects aged 18 years or more living in a Brazilian shantytown named "Paraisópolis" community located in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. This informal settlement has approximately 60,000 inhabitants (Torres, Braga, Taddei, & Nobrega, 2006) and 11,223 houses, which occupies 85 hectares in the Morumbi district (Southwest São Paulo, Brazil). According to a recent publication, at least 52% have an annual income of less than 3 BMW (Brazilian minimum wage, approximately US$ 305.00) and 24% have an annual income of less than 1 BMW (da Silva & Ribeiro, 2006).…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…However, iron deficiency (ID) is a concern for some exclusively breastfed (EBF) infants before 6 mo of age, especially in susceptible populations (1)(2)(3)(4)(5). ID during infancy has been linked to impaired psychomotor development (6,7) and may compromise immune function (8).…”
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“…Los resultados de nuestro estudio son equiparables a los encontrados en otros estudios realizados en niños de edad similar. 4,5 En nuestro trabajo, el análisis de los factores asociados a la anemia en la muestra evaluada mostró que la prevalencia de anemia fue mayor en el sexo masculino, lo cual coincidió con el estudio de Domellöf, en el cual los varones de 4, 6 y 9 meses presentaron valores menores de hemoglobina, volumen corpuscular medio y ferritina que las niñas. 16 Varios estudios en niños de mayor edad han informado el mismo resultado.…”
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