Efecto de la vitamina c combinado con sulfato ferroso en niños de 1 a 5 años con anemia ferropénica del Centro de Salud Yaruquíes.

Abstract

The objective of the research was to evaluate the effect and administration of vitamin C in combination with ferrous sulfate in the treatment of iron deficiency anemia. A quasi-experimental study was conducted, data were collected by interviewing the universe of 46 mothers of children aged 1 to 5 years, in Yaruquíes, February to May of 2019, Student's T and the statistical package SPSS 23 were used for data analysis. The World Health Organization (WHO) mentions that 24.8% of the population worldwide have anemia, this is evidenced in a greater proportion in infants and preschoolers as well as women who are pregnant or are in their reproductive stage, with the highest incidence being observed in developing countries. There was a marked difference between hemoglobin values in the population who took vitamin C with a mean of 12.84 and a standard deviation of 0.77. The average hemoglobin values in those who did not take vitamin C was 11.48 with a standard deviation of 0.81 these differences were statistically significant with a P value of less than 0.001; It is concluded that this combination corrected iron deficiency anemia in an effective way, so it is considered appropriate to carry out further studies that ratify this research to establish this treatment in the clinical practice guide of the Ministry of Public Health.