Childhood anemia prevalence and associated factors in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil Prevalência e fatores associadosà ocorrência da anemia em pré-escolares na cidade de Salvador, Bahia, Brasil

• Main Authors: Ana Marlúcia O. Assis (Author), Mauricio L. Barreto (Author), Gecynalda Soares da Silva Gomes (Author), Matildes da Silva Prado (Author), Nedja Silva dos Santos (Author), Leonor Maria Pacheco Santos (Author), Lílian Ramos Sampaio (Author), Rita de Cássia Ribeiro (Author), Lucivalda Pereira Magalhães de Oliveira (Author), Valterlinda Alves de Oliveira (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2004-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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A cross-sectional study was conducted in 1996 to estimate the prevalence of anemia in a stratified sample of 603 preschool children and identify factors associated with the disease. Hemoglobin assays were conducted in finger-prick blood samples using a Hemocue hemoglobinometer. Anemia was defined as...