Iron Deficiency in Children in Sydney
Abstract
Results of prospective studies of over 2,000 children with nutritional iron deficiency anaemia in Sydney are presented. The epidemiological aspects were also investigated in a study of 1500 well children, aged 6 — 36 months, attending Baby Health Centres in Sydney and the incidence of iron deficiency anaemia was found to be low (3%). Iron deficiency anaemia was common in children admitted to hospital with acute infections and diarrhoea (20%) and was clinically unsuspected in two-thirds. Because of inadequate iron prophylaxis the incidence in prematures was high (30%). Another groups recently arrived migrant children, also had a high incidence of anaemia (25%). There was circumstantial evidence linking anaemia and childhood morbidity. Matched patients awaiting elective minor surgery had a low incidence (3%) of iron deficiency anaemia, similar to the data published in out patients in Surabaya.
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Accepted 2017-05-24
Published 2017-05-29
