Use of Iron Supplements In Children Aged 1-2 Years With Iron Deficiency Anemia: A Cross-Sectional Research
Author(s) -
Handan Atsız sezik
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
pakistan journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1682-024X
pISSN - 1681-715X
DOI - 10.12669/pjms.315.7334
Subject(s) - medicine , iron deficiency , cross sectional study , pediatrics , anemia , iron deficiency anemia , pathology
Iron deficiency (ID) is the most common nutritional problem in the world and is the most common cause of childhood anemia. In this study, our aim was to find out about the state of usage of iron preparation, which is distributed free of charge by the Ministry of Health, for the infants between 4-12 months in our country, as well as detecting the awareness degree of families those who are informed about iron-deficiency anemia (IDA), prophylaxis of the drug and to determine the drug's effectiveness.
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