Continued breastfeeding may contribute to anemia in Peruvian children under five of indigenous households

Authors

  • Eddy López Huamanrayme Estudiante de medicina, Escuela de Medicina, Universidad Nacional San Antonio Abad del Cusco, Cusco, Perú; Asociación Científica de Estudiantes de Medicina Humana del Cusco (ASOCIEMH-CUSCO), Cusco, Perú
  • Noé Atamari Anahui Estudiante de medicina, Escuela de Medicina, Universidad Nacional San Antonio Abad del Cusco, Cusco, Perú; Asociación Científica de Estudiantes de Medicina Humana del Cusco (ASOCIEMH-CUSCO), Cusco, Perú
  • Abel Mestas Valero Doctor en salud pública, Dirección Regional de Salud del Cusco (DIRESA-CUSCO), Cusco, Perú

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/anales.v77i1.11558

Abstract

We read with interest the article published by Flores-Bendezú et al (1), where it is mentioned that the prevalence of anemia in children under 5 years of indigenous households was 47.5%, highlighting that all children under 12 months had anemia, considered as possible causes poor eating foods rich in iron and enteroparasitosis (1).

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2016-03-14

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Vol. 77 No. 1 (2016)

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López Huamanrayme E, Atamari Anahui N, Mestas Valero A. Continued breastfeeding may contribute to anemia in Peruvian children under five of indigenous households. An Fac med [Internet]. 2016 Mar. 14 [cited 2024 Jul. 17];77(1):67. Available from: https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/anales/article/view/11558