Bibliographic citations
Carrion, J., (2023). Conocimientos, actitudes y prácticas de alimentación y anemia ferropénica en niños 6 a 24 meses, Centro de Salud San Ignacio [Universidad Católica Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo]. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12423/7126
Carrion, J., Conocimientos, actitudes y prácticas de alimentación y anemia ferropénica en niños 6 a 24 meses, Centro de Salud San Ignacio []. PE: Universidad Católica Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo; 2023. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12423/7126
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title = "Conocimientos, actitudes y prácticas de alimentación y anemia ferropénica en niños 6 a 24 meses, Centro de Salud San Ignacio",
author = "Carrion Togas, Jackeliny Luzmila",
publisher = "Universidad Católica Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo",
year = "2023"
}
Currently, iron deficiency anemia is a worldwide health problem, with a higher prevalence in children, therefore, the mother chooses behaviors based on knowledge, attitudes and practices. The general objective was: To determinate the relationship between knowledge, attitudes and feeding practices and iron deficiency anemia in children aged 6 to 24 months, at the San Ignacio Health Center – 2019. The study was quantitative, descriptive, non-experimental design, cross-sectional descriptive-correlational type. It was conducted in the San Ignacio Health Center, with a population of 80 mothers, the sample was census, convenience sampling. The instrument was a questionnaire validated by expert judgment according to Aiken’s V test = 1 and pilot test with Cronbach’s alpha, which yielded a score of 0.794. Belmont Ethical considerations. The results: Regarding the knowledge dimension, 70% have an adequate level and 30% inadequate; likewise, the attitudes dimension 52.5% is inadequate and 47.5% adequate and the practical dimension is dominated by the inadequate level with 57.5% and 42.5% represents adequate levels. Concerning the type of iron deficiency anemia in children aged 6 to 24 months, mild anemia prevails with 87.5%, 12.5% moderate anemia and 0% severe anemia. It is concluding mother have basic knowledge about nutrition and iron deficiency anemia, however, they have weaknesses in terms of attitudes and practices. In conclusion, there is a significant relationship between the feeding attitudes dimension of mothers of children from 6 to 24 months in terms of the levels of iron deficiency anemia with a bilateral significance of 0.025; This indicates an inverse association between both variables.
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