Morphological patterns of anemia among children aged 6 to 59 months attending Maputo Central Hospital, Maputo City Province, Mozambique

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Main Author: Cane, Réka Maulide
Publication Date: 2023
Other Authors: Keita, Youssouf, Varandas, Luís, Craveiro, Isabel
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Language: eng
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spelling Morphological patterns of anemia among children aged 6 to 59 months attending Maputo Central Hospital, Maputo City Province, MozambiqueEpidemiologyMedicine (miscellaneous)Health(social science)Health PolicyHealth InformaticsPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-beingSDG 10 - Reduced InequalitiesPublisher Copyright: © (2023), (European Publishing). All Rights Reserved.Background and Objective: Globally, childhood anemia is a public health concern as it leads to poor health, physical and mental growth retardations, and increased risk of morbidity and mortality. This study aimed to access morphological patterns and associated factors of anemia among children aged 6 to 59 months at Maputo Central Hospital, Maputo City Province, Mozambique. Methods: A cross-sectional health-facility study was conducted from August 2020 to January 2022 among 400 children aged 6 to 59 months attending internal and external Pediatrics consultations at the Maputo Central Hospital. Data from clinical record sheets and child’s health cards on sociodemographic factors and clinical history were collected using a structured questionnaire. The cut-off values for anemia based on the mean corpuscular volume (MCV) were: microcytic (MCV 100fL). We performed descriptive analyses and chi-square tests using SPSS 28.0 software. Results: The magnitude of microcytic, normocytic, and macrocytic anemia was 82.2% (313/381), 17.3 %(66/381), and 0.5% (2/381), respectively. Male children were more affected by microcytic (60.0%; 186/310) and macrocytic (100.0; 2/2) anemia. Children living in rural areas were more commonly affected by microcytic (57.4%,174/303) and normocytic (59.7%, 37/62) anemia. Children whose caregivers had a secondary education level were commonly affected by microcytic (47.9%, 148/309) and normocytic (47.0%, 31/66) anemia. The child’s age was associated with morphological patterns of anemia, with higher rates of microcytic (47.9%,150/313), normocytic (69.7%, 46/66), and macrocytic (100.0%; 2/2) anemia being observed in children aged 24 to 59 months. Conclusion: The occurrence of microcytic and normocytic was high among male children, who were living in rural areas, whose caregivers had a secondary education level, and children aged 24 to 59 months. Macrocytic anemia was more common among male children. Helpful interventions include reinforcing the promotion of healthy eating practices and improving the capacity for diagnosing.Population health, policies and services (PPS)Global Health and Tropical Medicine (GHTM)Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical (IHMT)NOVA Medical School|Faculdade de Ciências Médicas (NMS|FCM)Individual Health Care (IHC)RUNCane, Réka MaulideKeita, YoussoufVarandas, LuísCraveiro, Isabel2024-05-07T00:31:35Z20232023-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/article1application/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10362/167070eng2654-1459PURE: 89864613https://doi.org/10.18332/popmed/163727info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP)instname:FCCN, serviços digitais da FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologiainstacron:RCAAP2024-05-22T18:21:06Zoai:run.unl.pt:10362/167070Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireinfo@rcaap.ptopendoar:https://opendoar.ac.uk/repository/71602025-05-28T17:51:51.834562Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP) - FCCN, serviços digitais da FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologiafalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Morphological patterns of anemia among children aged 6 to 59 months attending Maputo Central Hospital, Maputo City Province, Mozambique
title Morphological patterns of anemia among children aged 6 to 59 months attending Maputo Central Hospital, Maputo City Province, Mozambique
spellingShingle Morphological patterns of anemia among children aged 6 to 59 months attending Maputo Central Hospital, Maputo City Province, Mozambique
Cane, Réka Maulide
Epidemiology
Medicine (miscellaneous)
Health(social science)
Health Policy
Health Informatics
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
title_short Morphological patterns of anemia among children aged 6 to 59 months attending Maputo Central Hospital, Maputo City Province, Mozambique
title_full Morphological patterns of anemia among children aged 6 to 59 months attending Maputo Central Hospital, Maputo City Province, Mozambique
title_fullStr Morphological patterns of anemia among children aged 6 to 59 months attending Maputo Central Hospital, Maputo City Province, Mozambique
title_full_unstemmed Morphological patterns of anemia among children aged 6 to 59 months attending Maputo Central Hospital, Maputo City Province, Mozambique
title_sort Morphological patterns of anemia among children aged 6 to 59 months attending Maputo Central Hospital, Maputo City Province, Mozambique
author Cane, Réka Maulide
author_facet Cane, Réka Maulide
Keita, Youssouf
Varandas, Luís
Craveiro, Isabel
author_role author
author2 Keita, Youssouf
Varandas, Luís
Craveiro, Isabel
author2_role author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Population health, policies and services (PPS)
Global Health and Tropical Medicine (GHTM)
Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical (IHMT)
NOVA Medical School|Faculdade de Ciências Médicas (NMS|FCM)
Individual Health Care (IHC)
RUN
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Cane, Réka Maulide
Keita, Youssouf
Varandas, Luís
Craveiro, Isabel
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Epidemiology
Medicine (miscellaneous)
Health(social science)
Health Policy
Health Informatics
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
topic Epidemiology
Medicine (miscellaneous)
Health(social science)
Health Policy
Health Informatics
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
description Publisher Copyright: © (2023), (European Publishing). All Rights Reserved.
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2024-05-07T00:31:35Z
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