摘要
The objective of this study was to determine the risk factors of malnutrition and its association with iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) among Karen hill tribe children. We conducted a study on blood samples from children from Baan Yang Poa School, Chiang Mai, Thailand aged between 9 and 15 years old. Of 193 children, 31 (16.1%) had malnutrition and 12 (6.2%) had IDA. Children who had at least five family members were found to have a significantly higher risk of malnutrition (P = 0.005), a reflection of the importance of socioeconomic factors in the problem of malnutrition. We also found that malnutrition was not associated with IDA although the assessment of the association of malnutrition and other types of anaemia is still of interest.
The objective of this study was to determine the risk factors of malnutrition and its association with iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) among Karen hill tribe children. We conducted a study on blood samples from children from Baan Yang Poa School, Chiang Mai, Thailand aged between 9 and 15 years old. Of 193 children, 31 (16.1%) had malnutrition and 12 (6.2%) had IDA. Children who had at least five family members were found to have a significantly higher risk of malnutrition (P = 0.005), a reflection of the importance of socioeconomic factors in the problem of malnutrition. We also found that malnutrition was not associated with IDA although the assessment of the association of malnutrition and other types of anaemia is still of interest.
作者
Sukon Prasitwattanaseree
Chatpat Kongpun
Sakorn Pornprasert
Preeyanoot Intapat
Suttipong Kawilapat
Patrinee Traisathit
Sukon Prasitwattanaseree;Chatpat Kongpun;Sakorn Pornprasert;Preeyanoot Intapat;Suttipong Kawilapat;Patrinee Traisathit(Biostatistics and Applied Statistics Laboratory, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand;Intercountry Centre for Oral Health, Department of Health, Ministry of Public Health, Thailand;Department of Medical Technology, Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand)
