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<journal-id>1683-9803</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Pediatría (Asunción)]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Pediatr. (Asunción)]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1683-9803</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sociedad Paraguaya de Pediatría]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1683-98032019000200103</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.31698/ped.46022019006</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Evaluación de anemia post intervención nutricional en niños de comunidades rurales de Caazapá, Paraguay]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Evaluation of anemia after nutritional interventions in children living in rural communities in Caazapa, Paraguay]]></article-title>
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<given-names><![CDATA[Gloria]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Funes]]></surname>
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<surname><![CDATA[Ruíz]]></surname>
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<surname><![CDATA[Ramírez]]></surname>
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<surname><![CDATA[Franco]]></surname>
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<given-names><![CDATA[Liliana]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional de Asunción Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[San Lorenzo ]]></addr-line>
<country>Paraguay</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Fundación Acción Contra el Hambre  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Asunción ]]></addr-line>
<country>Paraguay</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>08</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>08</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>46</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>103</fpage>
<lpage>109</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1683-98032019000200103&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1683-98032019000200103&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1683-98032019000200103&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción:  Se ha descrito la heterogeneidad del impacto de la anemia según el área geográfica; en el sector rural se ve agravado afectando a la población más vulnerable.  Objetivo: evaluar el efecto del suplemento nutricional en niños anémicos menores de cinco años indígenas y no indígenas, en comunidades rurales del Departamento de Caazapá.  Materiales y métodos:  Estudio observacional transversal. Fueron estudiados una cohorte de 109 niños menores de cinco años indígenas y no indígenas cuyos padres brindaron su consentimiento informado, a quienes se les suministró sulfato ferroso según edad y peso.  Resultados:  Se encontró un aumento significativo de las medianas de hemoglobina, después de la intervención, de 5,0 g/L en el grupo anémico de indígenas y en los no indígenas de 6,0 g/L; el 31% de los niños indígenas y el 84% de los no indígenas dejaron de ser anémicos, post intervención.  Conclusión:  Ambas poblaciones de niños anémicos indígenas y no indígenas presentaron un aumento significativo de los niveles medios de hemoglobina post tratamiento con suplemento con hierro y una mayoría presentó una mejoría a un estado no anémico o del grado de la anemia.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction:  The heterogeneity of the impact of anemia has been described according to geographic area; in rural areas the impact is greater, affecting the most vulnerable populations.  Objective:  to evaluate the effect of nutritional supplementation in anemic children, both indigenous and non-indigenous, under five years of age, in rural communities in the Department of Caazapá.  Materials and methods:  This was a cross-sectional, observational study. We studied a cohort of 109 indigenous and non-indigenous children under five years of age whose parents gave their informed consent and were given ferrous sulfate based on age and weight.  Results:  There was a significant increase in hemoglobin medians, after the intervention, of 5.0 g / L in the anemic group of indigenous children and of 6.0 g / L in the non-indigenous children; 31% of indigenous children and 84% of non-indigenous children ceased to be anemic after the intervention.  Conclusion:  Both the indigenous and non-indigenous populations of anemic children showed a significant increase in their average levels of hemoglobin after iron supplementation and a majority improved to a milder degree of anemia or to a resolution of their anemia.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Anemia]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[iron]]></kwd>
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