PRÁCTICAS MATERNAS SOBRE ALIMENTACIÓN COMPLEMENTARIA ASOCIADO A ANEMIA EN NIÑOS DE 6-24 MESES DE EDAD: Maternal Complementary Feeding Practices Associated with Anemia in Children Aged 6–24 Months

Kathelyn Analí Gonzales Pardo; Cristian Díaz Vélez

doi:10.57188/ricsa.2025.036

Authors

Kathelyn Analí Gonzales Pardo Facultad de Medicina, Universidad César Vallejo, Trujillo, Perú https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9822-0201 (unauthenticated)
Cristian Díaz Vélez Red Peruana de Salud Colectiva, Lima, Perú , Instituto de Evaluación de Tecnologías en Salud e Investigación, EsSalud, Lima, Perú. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4593-2509 (unauthenticated)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.57188/ricsa.2025.036

Keywords:

Association, maternal practices on complementary feeding, childhood anemia. (Source DeCS-BIREME)

Abstract

Objective: To determine if there is an association between maternal practices on complementary feeding and anemia in children 6-24 months of age. Material and methods: An analytical, cross-sectional study was carried out in which 185 children from 6 to 24 months of age were included, using selection criteria that were divided into the presence or absence of childhood anemia, based on chi-square and the prevalence ratio statistician. Results: It was obtained that the frequency of child malnutrition, acute diarrheal disease and maternal anemia were significantly higher in the group of patients with child anemia (p<0.05), inadequate maternal practices on complementary feeding are associated with anemia in children aged 6- 24 months of age with a PR of 3.83 being significant with the value of p<0.05, within the multivariate analysis the variables inadequate eating practices, infant malnutrition, acute diarrheal disease and maternal anemia were identified as factors associated with infant anemia. Conclusion: there is an association between inadequate maternal practices on complementary feeding and anemia in children 6-24 months of age.

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Maternal Complementary Feeding Practices Associated with Anemia in Children Aged 6–24 Months