Author:

• Maria da Conceição Chaves de Lemos - LEMOS, M.C.C. - Recife, Pernambuco - Hospital Agamenon Magalhães - <chavesdelemos@uol.com.br>

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Abstract:

The objective of this study was to evaluate tendencies of temporal evolution of anemia in students rangingthe ages of 7 to 11 years in Várzea neighborhood (Recife-PE) based on three reports concluded in 1982, 2001 and 2005. An evaluation was achieved in ten public schools in the first study and nine in the last two (one was shut down), in a sample of 305 students (1982), 684 students (2001) and 756 students (2005). Hemoglobin was determined in blood samples taken by venopunction, having two criterias to describe anemia: cut points < 12 g/dL and < 11.5 g/dL. By the first criteria, a prevalence of anemia increased8.8% in 1982 to 18.9% in 2001, decreasing to 13.4% in 2005. In the last evaluation, the problem of anemia practically disappeared startingthe age of 9. An evolution of anemia presented in two very different tendencies: an elevation in the first moment (1982 to 2001) and a rapid decrease in the second stage (2001 to 2005).


Key Words: Anemia, Health school, Sectional studies

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