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 | ||||
| Article 9, Volume 29, Issue 2, April 1999, Page 281-286 | ||||
| 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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