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ArticleJournal of tropical pediatrics2016

Anemia Screening and Treatment Outcomes of Children in a Low-resource Community in the Dominican Republic.

John D McLennan, MacGregor Steele

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Article in Journal of tropical pediatrics, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
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5 · Who and what money

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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

John D McLennanDepartment of Pediatrics, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, CANADA jmclenna@ucalgary.ca.
MacGregor SteeleDepartment of Pediatrics, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, CANADA.
University of Calgary · CA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Iron is often initiated for children with low hemoglobin values in the absence of other indicators of iron deficiency in low-resource settings. Unfortunately, there are few reports describing outcomes from such an approach outside of clinical trials. This study examined outcomes of an anemia screening and treatment service in a low-resource community in the Dominican Republic. Complete blood counts (CBC) and receipt of iron supplementation were extracted from health records of young children participating in a well-baby clinic in the targeted community. Of the 265 children screened, 68.7% had hemoglobin values <11.0 g/dl; 61.5% of these anemic children had follow-up CBCs. While 72.3% of those with follow-up CBCs picked-up some iron supplements, only 21.4% had a follow-up hemoglobin ≥11.0 g/dl. Amount of iron given was not related to change in hemoglobin at follow-up. More follow-up monitoring of quality and impact of community care is required with associated evidence-informed benchmark targets.

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PovertyQuality of Health CareAnemiaChildChild, PreschoolDietary SupplementsDominican RepublicFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHemoglobinsHumansInfantIronIron, DietaryMaleMass ScreeningHemoglobinsIronIron, DietaryanemiachildDominican Republicironquality of health care

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PMID26637824
PMCPMC4886116
OpenAlexW2325735587

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