Prevalence and risk factors of anemia in the mother–child population from a region of the Colombian Caribbean
Lisetta Del Castillo,
Nora Cardona-Castro,
Denis R. Whelan
et al.
Abstract:Background
Despite Colombia's robust well-child visits program, Colombian children and mothers still suffer from anemia, especially in populations of lower socioeconomic status. In this study, we aimed to quantify the prevalence and risk factors among mothers and their children attending their well-child visits in Apartadó, a municipality in the Urabá region of the Colombian Caribbean.
Methods
There were 100 mother–child pairs enrolled in this seco… Show more
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