MỘT SỐ YẾU TỐ NGUY CƠ CỦA THIẾU MÁU Ở TRẺ TỪ 2 THÁNG ĐẾN 5 TUỔI TẠI TRUNG TÂM NHI KHOA BỆNH VIỆN TRUNG ƯƠNG THÁI NGUYÊN

Abstract

Background: Anemia in children is still a significant public health problem. Identifying risk factors of anemia in children is important in the treatment and prevention of anemia in children. Objective: Analyze some risk factors for anamia in children from 2 months to 5 years old at the Pediatric Center – Thai Nguyen Central Hospital in 2022 – 2023. Method: Case – control study including 130 anemic children and 260 non – anemic children from 2 months to 5 years old were treated at the Pediatric Center from August 2022 to July 2023. Results: Preterm infants were at risk anemia is 2.6 times higher than in term infants. Children from 7 months to 24 months have a 1.4 times higher risk of anemia than children from 2 months to 6 months and 25 months to 5 years old.  Some maternal charcteristics: mother education level of junior high school or less and mother age < 20 or > 35 are higher risk of anemia. Conclusions: Risk factors for anemia in children are: preterm, child age from 7 to 24 months, children with pneumonia, children of mothers with low educational level, and children of older children mothers <20 or >35 years old.