Objective To explore the effects of assistant wean feeding interventions on anemic infants of 6 to 11 months age to increase hemoglobin (Hb) concentration and anemia-correct. Methods A total of 223 nutritional anemic children of 6~11 months age were enrolled and assigned to intervention group (n=136) and control group (n=87),and completed the whole 12 months of investigation.Besides 3 months of iron supplement for all children,intervention group provided wean feeding counselling for caregivers once a month by village health workers conducting.The effect was evaluated via Hb and feeding practices indicators (WHO 2008 version) during follow up at 1,3 and 12 months. Results The main effects of Hb increasing in the two groups were (14.85±14.85)g/L (P=0.000) vs (8.07±12.90)g/L (P=0.000) in 3 months,and (17.17±16.44)g/L (P=0.000) and (5.77±13.87)g/L (P=0.000) in 12 months,the differences between two groups were significant (P=0.002,P=0.000).The proportion of anemia-corrected in the two groups were 52.2% and 32.3% (P=0.004) in 3 months,56.6% and 31.0% (P=0.001) in 12 months.RR of experimental intervention on children's anemia-correction was 1.62 in 3 months and 1.83 in 12 months,while the AR was 19.9% and 25.6% respectively. Conclusion This study implies effects on Hb increasing and anemia correction for nutritional anemic infants in weaning period via feeding counselling in China rural areas,which could consolidate and strengthen the short-term and long-term effect of iron supplement.
Key words
infant /
nutritional anemia /
weaning food /
animal source food /
rural areas
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