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Revista Cubana de Pediatría
versión On-line ISSN 1561-3119
Resumen
HIERREZUELO ROJAS, Naifi; TORRES ALVARADO, Minelia; JHONSON VALENCIANO, Suniel y DURRUTY MEDINA, Luis Enrique. Knowledge about iron deficiency anemia in mothers of children under one year of age. Rev Cubana Pediatr [online]. 2022, vol.94, n.4 Epub 18-Nov-2022. ISSN 1561-3119.
Introduction:
Iron deficiency is the most frequent specific micronutrient deficiency in the Cuban population.
Objective:
To determine the level of knowledge about iron deficiency anemia in mothers of children under one year of age.
Methods:
Descriptive and cross-sectional study conducted at "Ramón López Peña" polyclinic. The study population consisted of 352 mothers of children under one year of age, who agreed to participate in the research. A questionnaire was applied for data collection. The variable to be evaluated was level of knowledge.
Results:
The main age group of the participants was between 20 and 35 years (60.9%) and mostly married (59.3%). 53.1% of them had pre-university studies and 60.9% have only one child. The level of knowledge about the prevention of iron deficiency anemia according to basic knowledge dimension was high in 54.7% of the mothers, 53% presented low knowledge in relation to preventive measures, and on the treatment, the average level predominated in 54.2% of the casuistry. In general, 38.9% of the mothers presented average knowledge about the prevention of iron deficiency anemia.
Conclusions:
Apart from the fact that mothers have a medium to high level of knowledge about the prevention of iron deficiency anemia, health actions should be intensified, aimed at raising nutritional education, as a fundamental element for its prevention.
Palabras clave : iron deficiency anemia; level of knowledge; pediatric age.