Diseño de estrategia educativa para modificar factores de riesgo de anemia en niños de 6 meses a 59 meses de edad en dos consultorios del Centro de Salud Guasmo Norte año 2018.

Abstract

Background: Iron deficiency anemia has serious consequences in childhood, compromising its development and growth, sequelae that are evident throughout all life cycles. Materials and Methods: descriptive, observational, transversal research whose processing was to collect information through a survey prepared by the author of sociodemographic characteristics, identify the level of knowledge and identify the necessary components to design an educational strategy to reduce the risk factors of anemia. Results: the level of knowledge of parents about breastfeeding was 88% not known, with a predominance of the age group 20-24 years with 34.7%, about the frequency of feeding 61.3% unknown, and about the foods rich in iron 84% unknown, the distribution on the knowledge of risk of anemia in pregnancy 85.3% do not know about the prevention of anemia before pregnancy 69.3% know, the administration of folic acid during pregnancy 10.7% know about the importance of iron administration 76% know, the total of children surveyed 33.3% is 2 years old, correspond to the mestizo race with 68% and it was determined that 44% of all children have anemia. Conclusions: the level of knowledge about breastfeeding, quality and quantity of children's nutrition is low, although mothers are aware of the prevention of anemia in pregnancy, few use measures to avoid these risks.