[Iron-deficiency anemia and protein-energy status in children aged 6 to 59 months in Tunisia].
Our study is going to analyse the foodstuffs consumption of the people who have an iron deficiency and then compare it to the consumption of the people who don't have a deficiency. The anemic children who suffer from an iron deficiency have shown an average supply of iron inferior to the required needs which is of 86%. 22.7% of these children have an available iron supply below the recommended average which represents the limit of a severe deficiency risk. No child exceed the severe deficiency risk limit in proteins. 31% of the deficient children have daily energetic supplies inferior to the minimum limit of the daily-required supplies and they are on the brink of a deficiency. The protein needs are common in children but not the energetic ones.
Khosrof-Ben Jaâfar
Sonia
S
Ecole Supérieure des Sciences et Techniques de la Santé de Tunis, La Rabta, Tunis.
el Fazaâ
Saloua
S
Kamoun
Abdelaziz
A
Beji
Chiraz
C
Farhat
Amina
A
Cherif
Samia
S
Haddad
Samira
S
Gharbi
Najoua
N
D018798:Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology*; D002669:Child Welfare; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004044:Dietary Proteins; D002149:Energy Intake; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009749:Nutrition Surveys; D009752:Nutritional Status; D014416:Tunisia / Q000453:epidemiology
D004044:Dietary Proteins