Prevalencia de anemia y factores asociados en menores de 5 años del centro de salud Carlos Elizalde en la ciudad de Cuenca durante el año 2019 – 2020

Abstract

Background: Anemia is a condition that includes a set of signs and symptoms evolved to the world population, it is classified according to nutritional deficiencies, iron deficiency anemia being the most frequent. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines severe anemia as amounts of hemoglobin (Hb) below normal levels, hematocrit, erythrocyte count, and Wintrobe constants for diagnosis. Research Objetive: Determine the prevalence of anemia and associated factors in children under 5 years of age at Carlos Elizalde Health Center in the City of Cuenca from the year 2019 to 2020. Method: The study is cross-sectional analytical that will determine the prevalence of anemia in children under 5 years of age, collecting information from a database of the results obtained in the laboratory of Carlos Elizalde Health Center, to seek statistical association between risk factors: age, sex, residence and nutritional status, using Odds Ratio and Chi Square. Use of results: The data obtained will be used to analyze the factors associated with anemia in children under 5 years of age, allowing to reach conclusions according to the causal relationship, diagnostic methods and preventive measures that will be useful for future studies. Conclusion: The prevalence of anemia in children under 5 years of age treated at Carlos Elizalde health center from the year 2019 to 2020 is 15.6%, being age, BMI and residence the factors associated with the pathology.