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M, A., M, M. (1999). Prevalence of Iron Deficiency in 1- To 3 Year Old Children at High Altitude in AL-Taif Region, West Saudi Arabia. Journal of High Institute of Public Health, 29(2), 281-286. doi: 10.21608/jhiph.1999.416863
Azza A. M; Mohamed S. M. "Prevalence of Iron Deficiency in 1- To 3 Year Old Children at High Altitude in AL-Taif Region, West Saudi Arabia". Journal of High Institute of Public Health, 29, 2, 1999, 281-286. doi: 10.21608/jhiph.1999.416863
M, A., M, M. (1999). 'Prevalence of Iron Deficiency in 1- To 3 Year Old Children at High Altitude in AL-Taif Region, West Saudi Arabia', Journal of High Institute of Public Health, 29(2), pp. 281-286. doi: 10.21608/jhiph.1999.416863
M, A., M, M. Prevalence of Iron Deficiency in 1- To 3 Year Old Children at High Altitude in AL-Taif Region, West Saudi Arabia. Journal of High Institute of Public Health, 1999; 29(2): 281-286. doi: 10.21608/jhiph.1999.416863

Prevalence of Iron Deficiency in 1- To 3 Year Old Children at High Altitude in AL-Taif Region, West Saudi Arabia

Article 9, Volume 29, Issue 2, April 1999, Page 281-286  XML
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/jhiph.1999.416863
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Authors
Azza A. M1; Mohamed S. M2
1Department of Pediatrics, Al-Amin Hospital, AL-Taif, KSA
2Department of Preventive Medicine, Al-Hada Armed Forces Hospital, Al-Taif, KSA
Abstract
The Purpose of the present study was to study the prevalence of iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia (IDA) in children aged 1- to 3-years in a high altitude urban population in AL-Taif city in Saudi Arabia. Three hundred seventy two 1 to -3 year-old children examined during their well-child visits in 2 big hospitals were enrolled. Children with histories of chronic illness, blood dyscrasias, prematurity or with a current febrile illness were excluded. Venous blood was measured for levels of hemoglobin, serum ferritin, free erythrocyte protoporphyrin and lead. About half the children (49.5%) demonstrated evidence of iron insufficiency, 18% were iron deficient without anemia and 8.9% were found to have IDA. We concluded that supplemental iron should be recommended during the second year of the life especially in toddlers living at high altitude.
Keywords
Iron Deficiency; 1- To 3 Year Old; Children; High Altitude; AL-Taif Region; West Saudi Arabia
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