The anemia prevalence and yours determinants in elementary beginner students of public schools in São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo.

Author(s)

Aline Romero Queiroz

• Document type: Master's Dissertation
• Press: São Paulo.
• Institution: Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Saúde Pública (FSP/CIR)
• Defense date: 2007-09-14

Examining board members

Sophia Cornbluth Szarfarc; Josefina Aparecida Pellegrini Braga; Marina Vieira da Silva

• Advisor: Sophia Cornbluth Szarfarc

Abstract

The iron deficiency anemia has an universal distribution and it reaches some population groups with important consequences for their life conditions, specially for vulnerable groups as students ranged from 6 to 12 years. Objective: To identify the anemia occurrence and its factors associate in elementary beginner students of public schools in São Bernardo do Campo. Methods: This study had used some secondary data from: "Contribution to promote the children's health in a community". The population was constituted by a probabilistic sample of 613 students ranged from 5 to 9 years. The demographic, social and economic population shape had been known by a structure questionnaire. The Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ) was used to evaluate the food intake. The hemoglobin dosage in venous blood was used to estimate the anemia prevalence. The hemoglobin values under 11,5g/dL. Results: The anemia average prevalence for all groups that had been studied was 5,71%. There was no difference between the sexes. The anemia was associated with low school maternal knowledge, the family boss situation, and the biggest number of brothers and sisters, as well as a big association between the water supply and the kind of housing. The most representative food intakes as ferrous source were: meat, bean and bread. The auxiliaries to its absorptions were: fruits and meats. The school lunch had been showed a good representative as the mineral supplier for the students. It supplies 50% of the necessary and bio available ferrous. Conclusions: The food practical has been adequate. Previously the school lunch feeding wasn't representative in ferrous, but now, it supplies 50% of the recommendation, and it's the reason for the low prevalence of anemia that has been gotten in this study. (AU)