Frecuencia de sub-diagnóstico de anemia en niños de 6-24 meses, Hospital Homero Castanier Crespo, 2016

Abstract

To determine the frequency of sub-diagnosis of anemia in children from 6-24 months of age hospitalized in the pediatric department of the Hospital Homero Castanier Crespo, during 2016. METHODOLOGY

A descriptive study was carried out. The sample consisted of 234 children, which was obtained with 95% confidence, 4% error of inference and 20% prevalence of diagnosis of anemia. The data was obtained from the clinical histories and analyzed using the IBM-SPSS Version 15 program. RESULTS

The minimum age in the study was 6 months, the maximum 24 and the median of 15. 57.3% belongs to the male sex; the type of frequent delivery was vaginal type 76.9%. Regarding maternal residence, the urban area was predominant with 58.5%. The study reported 20.08% children with anemia, predominantly in males, the frequency of underdiagnosis was 19.7%. The minimum hemoglobin value was 6.3 maximum value 23.1 and the median 12.2 g / L, mild anemia was more frequent with 66.0%; according to the erythrocyte index values, microcytic hypochromic anemia prevailed with 70.2%.

CONCLUSIONS The frequency of anemia in the study is similar to the report of the Encuesta Nacional de Salud y Nutrición -ENSANUT, the frequency of underdiagnoses was 19.7% with a 95% confidence interval varying between 14.5 and 24.7%.