Anemia and iron deficiency in school children, adolescents, and adults: A community-based study in rural Amazonia

M.U. Ferreira, M. Da Silva-Nunes, C.N. Bertolino, R.S. Malafronte, P.T. Muniz and M.A. Cardoso

American Journal of Public Health, 2007, vol. 97, issue 2, 237-239

Abstract: We investigated the prevalence and risk factors of anemia and iron deficiency in 398 rural Amazonians aged 5-90 years in Acre, Brazil. Anemia and iron deficiency were diagnosed in 16% and 19% of the population, respectively. Anemia was likely to have multiple causes; although nearly half of anemic school children and women had altered iron status indicators, only 19.7% of overall anemia was attributable to iron deficiency. Geohelminth infection and a recent malaria episode were additional factors affecting iron status indicators in this population.

Date: 2007
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2005.078121

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