Factors associated with anemia in school teenagers: A cross-sectional study

• Autor(a) principal: Alves, Shirley Pereira da Paiva
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Simões, Mônica Oliveira da Silva, Barros, Kleber Napoleão Nunes de Oliveira, Silva, Rayli Maria Pereira da, Barros, Amanda Maria Guimarães, Medeiros, Carla Campos Muniz, Carvalho, Danielle Franklin de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Research, Society and Development
• Texto Completo: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/14521
• topic: Anemia; Adolescente; Estado nutricional; Consumo de alimentos; Proteína C-Reativa.; Anemia; Adolescent; Nutritional status; Diet; Food and Nutrition; C-reactive protein.; Anemia; Adolescente; Estado nutricional; Consumo de alimentos; Proteína C-reactiva.

Introduction: Iron deficiency anemia is a public health problem with significant prevalence among adolescents. This pathology causes a reduction in the concentration of serum hemoglobin, compromising the transport of oxygen to body tissues, causing fatigue, reduced cognitive function, delay in weight-statural growth and motor development, in addition to causing damage to the immune system, to performance physical at all stages of life. Objective: To identify the factors associated with the prevalence of anemia in adolescents from public schools. Methods: Cross-sectional, descriptive, retrospective study, with a sample of 512 school adolescents. Socioeconomic and demographic information, results of blood tests and C-reactive protein (PCR) tests were used, as well as anthropometric and food consumption data. Results: In the sample, there was a prevalence of anemia in female adolescents 20 (3.9%) p-value (0.0013). Adolescent food consumption was inadequate in fruits and vegetables. Conclusion: The main factor associated with the prevalence of anemia was the female sex.