Current status analysis of nutritional iron-deficiency anemia in infancy

Objective To investigate prevalence of infantile iron-deficiency anemia.Methods A questionnaire investigation on clinical manifestations of anemia,hematological results and protocol records of the original diseases,and personal history,feeding history,family history and past history of 716 infants hospitalized over a period from July to September,2006 was conducted.Results The detectable rate of iron-deficiency anemia among total hospitalized infants in the same period was 16.34%(117/716),of which,88 infants suffered from mild anemia(75.21%),28 infants suffered from moderate anemia(23.93%) and 1 infant suffered from severe anemia(0.85%).The rate of iron-deficiency anemia in the 7~9 month old subgroup infants was higher,and that was associated with mis-feeding(χ2=10.7874,P0.005).ConclusionStrengthening maternal and infantile health,and giving guidance of scientific infant feeding to the mothers are the key to prevent and treat iron-deficiency anemia in infancy.