All issues > Volume 36(11); 1993

Original Article

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1993;36(11):1516-1525. Published online November 15, 1993.

A Study of Screening for Anemia in 9 Month Old Infants in Well Baby Clinic

Yong Sik YS Min¹, Jae Ock JO Park¹, Sang Man SM Shin¹, Sang Jhoo SJ Lee¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Soon Chun Hyang University, Seoul, Korea

Abstract

Iron deficiency remains the most common cause of anemia in infants and children despite increasing availability of iron-fortified foods. We screened out anemia in 9-month old infants in well baby clinic to know the prevalence of anemia and the weaning status. The results were as follows. 1) Among 345 infants screened, 24 infants(7%) were found to have anemia. 2) The king of anemia was microcytic and hypochromic. 3) Among the remaining 311 non-anemic infants, 6 infants(1.9%) revealed microcytosis and 7 infants(2.2%) revealed hypochromia. 4) In anemic group the mean hemoglobin concentration was 8.75¡¾1.03gm/dl, hematocrit was 27.73¡¾3.00%, MCV was 65.84¡¾8.21fL, MCH was 20.95¡¾2.93pg and MCHC was 31.34¡¾1.89gm/dl. 5) In 9 anemic infants, weaning was delayed until 9 months of age.

Keywords :Anemia, Screening in Well Baby Clinic