Open AccessIron deficiency anemia in infants aged 12-15 months in Ahwaz, Iran
Author(s) -
Seyed Mehdi Monajemzadeh,
Mohammad Reza Zarkesh
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
indian journal of pathology and microbiology/indian journal of pathology and microbiology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.217
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-5130
pISSN - 0377-4929
DOI - 10.4103/0377-4929.48911
Subject(s) - medicine , breastfeeding , pediatrics , anemia , mean corpuscular volume , iron deficiency anemia , iron deficiency , hemoglobin , population , hematocrit , ferritin , mean corpuscular hemoglobin , environmental health
Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) is one of the most common nutritional problems in the world, especially in developing countries. Infants aged between 4 and 24 months are among the population groups that are most affected by iron deficiency (ID). The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of ID and IDA in infants aged 12-15 months, living in Ahwaz, southwest of Iran.