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<journal-id>1561-3194</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista de Ciencias Médicas de Pinar del Río]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev Ciencias Médicas]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1561-3194</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Editorial Ciencias Médicas]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1561-31942023000400013</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Características sociales y demográficos de las gestantes con anemia en Ecuador en el año 2018]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Social and demographic characteristics of pregnant women with anemia in Ecuador in 2018]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Chachalo-Sandoval]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Mónica Gabriela]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Zúñiga-Vinueza]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Virginia Eunice]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Chávez-Guevara]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Keylla Jassiel]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Regional Autónoma de Los Andes.  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Ibarra ]]></addr-line>
<country>Ecuador</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2023</year>
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<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>27</volume>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1561-31942023000400013&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1561-31942023000400013&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1561-31942023000400013&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción: la anemia constituye una de las enfermedades carenciales más comunes a nivel global, que afecta principalmente a niños y gestantes. Suele presentarse en el embarazo como proceso fisiológico, sin embargo, ante situaciones carenciales previas se intensifica, afectando el curso del embarazo.  Objetivo: caracterizar los factores sociodemográficos de las gestantes con anemia en Ecuador en el año 2018.  Métodos: se realizó un estudio observacional, descriptivo, transversal en las embarazadas con anemia del Ecuador durante el 2018. Para la obtención de la información se emplearon el portal del Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censo, el Ministerio de Salud Pública y la Encuesta Nacional de Salud y Nutrición de 2018. Los datos descargados fueron curados para extraer los resultados de interés para el estudio.  Resultados:  aproximadamente el 22,3 % de las gestantes presentaron anemia, donde el 40 % pertenecía al grupo de bajos ingresos (n=27 294) y el 61 % residía en zona rural. El 53 % de las embarazadas con anemia fueron adolescentes; con respecto a los grupos etarios; el 27 % de las gestantes con anemia se encontraban entre los 10 y 14 años.  Conclusiones:  en Ecuador, en 2018 existió una alta prevalencia de anemia en el embarazo, donde las embarazadas adolescentes, las residentes en zonas rurales y aquellas con menor poder adquisitivo presentaron mayor prevalencia.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT Introduction: anemia is one of the most common deficiency diseases worldwide, affecting mainly children and pregnant women. It usually occurs during pregnancy as a physiological process; however, in the presence of previous deficiency situations it intensifies, affecting the course of the pregnancy. Objective: to characterize the sociodemographic factors of pregnant women with anemia in Ecuador in 2018. Methods: an observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted in pregnant women with anemia in Ecuador during 2018. The portal of the National Institute of Statistics and Census (INEC), the Ministry of Public Health (MSP) and the 2018 National Health and Nutrition Survey were used to obtain the information. The downloaded data were curated to extract the results of interest for the study. Results: approximately 22,3 % of pregnant women had anemia, where 40 % belonged to the low incomes class (n=27 294) and 61 % resided in rural area. Fifty-three percent of pregnant women with anemia were adolescents; with respect to age groups, 27 % of pregnant women with anemia were between 10 and 14 years of age. Conclusions: in Ecuador, in 2018 there was a high prevalence of anemia in pregnancy, where adolescent pregnant women, those living in rural areas and those with lower purchasing power had a higher prevalence.]]></p></abstract>
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