Prevalence of anemia and associated factors among indigenous children in Brazil: Results from the First National Survey of Indigenous People's Health and Nutrition

Nutrition Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Leite, Maurício S ^a   Cardoso, Andrey M ^b   Coimbra, Carlos Ea ^b   Welch, James R ^b   Gugelmin, Silvia A ^c   Lira, Pedro Cabral I ^d   Horta, Bernardo L ^e   Santos, Ricardo Ventura ^b,f   Escobar, Ana Lúcia ^g  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MATO GROSSO   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^e FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

^f FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^g UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE RONDÔNIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anemia; Brazil; Child health; Health status indicators; Health surveys; Indigenous peoples; Nutrition surveys

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SANITATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS;

ANEMIA; BRAZIL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NUTRITION SURVEYS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POPULATION GROUPS; PREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84878257494     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2891-12-69     Document Type: Article

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