Prevalencia de anemia ferropénica en estudiantes de sexo femenino de la Unidad Educativa Particular Universitaria “La Asuncion” de la ciudad de Cuenca, desde octubre de 2009 a julio de 2010

Abstract

We conducted a descriptive study on 375 students. The sample was selected randomly by taking a proportion in relation to the universe. To collect the information we have used a form made based on the variables age, menstrual period, interval, duration of the period, daily volume of bleeding, which according to previous studies are precipitating factors of this disease, a blood sample for determining erythrocyte count, hemoglobin, hematocrit, MCV, HhCM, serum iron and iron binding capacity.- The sample included students from a private school in an urban area with a lower socio-economic medium-high, easy access to health services and an institution that requires health checks at the beginning of each school year, these could be the factors that determine the variability of our results.-Results: The prevalence of anemia was 2.4%, the highest percentages are between 15 and 17 years of age, between the ages of the study variables in both the history and in the laboratory data showed a higher frequency of abnormalities.- Serum iron values are low at 100% of students who have anemia, the binding capacity is normal in 88.89% and transferrin saturation index low at 77.78%.- Conclusions: The findings of our study indicate a low prevalence of iron deficiency anemia, we found the same whether it is influenced by the parameters analyzed in our study, and we believe in those variables not find any connection further research should be modifying the conditions there of.