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Dietary intake, intestinal infection, and safe drinking water among children with anemia in Peru: a cross-sectional analysis

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dc.contributor.author Westgard, Christopher M.
dc.contributor.author Orrego-Ferreyros, Luis A.
dc.contributor.author Calderón, Liz Franco
dc.contributor.author Rogers, Alexandra M.
dc.date.accessioned 2021-06-08T15:46:13Z
dc.date.available 2021-06-08T15:46:13Z
dc.date.issued 2021
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/9480
dc.description.abstract BACKGROUND: Anemia is a major public health concern that is present in 41.7% of children under 5 worldwide. The prevalence of anemia in Peru was 43.6% in 2017, a decrease by only 6.8% in 8 years. Despite great efforts made by the government to reduce anemia by distributing free multi-micronutrient supplements and promote the consumption of iron rich foods, progress has been slow. The current study sought to better understand why the prevalence remains high by analyzing the dietary intake, incidence of intestinal infectious disease, and access to safe drinking water by children with anemia in Peru. METHODS: A cross-sectional analysis was conducted using data from two national surveys that were combined by child ID. Descriptive statistics was analyzed to understand the experience of children with anemia in comparison to child without anemia. Logistic multivariate regression analyses were conducted to test the associations between anemia and dietary intake, intestinal infection, and access to safe drinking water. RESULTS: The sample included 586 children between 6 and 35 months. The prevalence of anemia in this population was 53%. The portion of children that consumed sufficient iron to meet the recommendation for their age was 62%. Of the children with anemia, 52% consumed sufficient iron to meet their recommendation, vs. 72% of children without anemia (p < 0.001). The children with anemia were more likely to have an intestinal infection during the previous year (35% vs. 26%, p = 0.057) and less likely to have access to safe drinking water (77% vs. 86%, p = 0.002) than those without anemia. The logistic analysis revealed that having an intestinal infection increased the odds of having anemia (OR = 1.64, CI 95% [1.041-2.584]), and having access to safe drinking waters decreased the odds of having anemia (OR = 0.578, [0.334-0.998]). CONCLUSIONS: More than half of the children with anemia in Peru already consume sufficient iron to meet their daily requirement. However, they continue to have anemia, likely due to intestinal infection, such as diarrhea and parasites, from a lack of access to safe drinking water and hygienic practices en_US
dc.language.iso eng
dc.publisher BioMed Central
dc.relation.ispartofseries BMC Nutrition
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.rights.uri https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es
dc.subject Peru en_US
dc.subject Nutrition en_US
dc.subject Anemia en_US
dc.subject Iron en_US
dc.subject Diet en_US
dc.subject Intestinal infectious disease en_US
dc.subject Parasites en_US
dc.subject Water en_US
dc.title Dietary intake, intestinal infection, and safe drinking water among children with anemia in Peru: a cross-sectional analysis en_US
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.identifier.doi https://doi.org/10.1186/s40795-021-00417-3
dc.subject.ocde https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.03.04
dc.relation.issn 2055-0928


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