Malak Malakeh Z, Shehadeh Anas, Ayed Ahmad, Alshawish Eman
Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan, P.O. Box: 130, Amman, 11733, Jordan.
American University of the Middle East, Egaila, Kuwait.
BMC Public Health. 2025 Jan 16;25(1):179. doi: 10.1186/s12889-025-21355-w.
BACKGROUND: Anemia is a major problem among infants aged under 1 year. There are limited studies in Palestine about anemia among infants. Thus, this study aimed to address this gap. METHODS: A retrospective study was conducted. A review of 1249 infants recorded in primary health centers of the West Bank, Palestine was performed during the period from January to December 2022. The collected data included sociodemographic factors, feeding practices, and hemoglobin levels. Descriptive statistics, correlations, and binary logistic regression were performed to analyze the data. RESULTS: The findings showed that 35.2% of infants were anemic, of which 67.2% had mild anemia. The detrimental predictors for anemia were introducing complementary feeding earlier than six months of age, receiving exclusive bottle feeding with complementary feeding (solid or semisolid) at 12 months, and low family income. While receiving exclusive breastfeeding and complementary feeding at 12 months was a protective predictor. CONCLUSION: Healthcare professionals should develop intervention programs to enhance hemoglobin levels and decrease anemia among infants while considering correlating factors.
背景:贫血是1岁以下婴儿的一个主要问题。在巴勒斯坦,关于婴儿贫血的研究有限。因此,本研究旨在填补这一空白。 方法:进行了一项回顾性研究。对2022年1月至12月期间巴勒斯坦约旦河西岸初级卫生保健中心记录的1249名婴儿进行了回顾。收集的数据包括社会人口学因素、喂养方式和血红蛋白水平。进行描述性统计、相关性分析和二元逻辑回归分析数据。 结果:研究结果显示,35.2%的婴儿贫血,其中67.2%为轻度贫血。贫血的有害预测因素是在6个月前引入辅食、在12个月时接受奶瓶喂养并添加辅食(固体或半固体)以及家庭收入低。而在12个月时接受纯母乳喂养和添加辅食是一个保护性预测因素。 结论:医疗保健专业人员应制定干预计划,在考虑相关因素的同时提高婴儿的血红蛋白水平并减少贫血。
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