Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of anemia and the associated factors in infants assisted in health units of Vitória da Conquista, Bahia, Northeast Brazil. Methods: Cross‑sectional study with a representative sample of 366 children aged 6 to 23 months. A questionnaire was applied to the caregiver, and the children's anthropometric measurements and hemoglobin levels were collected. The associations were identified by Poisson regression with robust variances based on a hierarchical analysis model. Results: The prevalence of anemia was 26.8%, and the associated factors were: family income equal to or lower than one minimum wage (PR: 1.50; 95%CI 1.03-2.18), number of household members higher than five (PR: 1.50; 95%CI 1.07-2.11), use of unfiltered water (PR: 1.68; 95%CI 1.11-2.56), number of offspring higher than three (PR: 1.64; 95%CI 1.01-2.68), consumption of meat and/or viscera less than once/week (PR: 1.78; 95%CI 1.24-2.58) and age 6‑11 months (PR: 1.75; 95%CI 1.20-2.55). Conclusions: Anemia in the infants assessed is a moderate public health problem, which is associated with socioeconomic, demographic, and dietary factors; thus, measures are necessary for its prevention.
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Da Silva Magalhães, E. I., Maia, D. S., Netto, M. P., Lamounier, J. A., & Da Silva Rocha, D. (2018). Hierarchical analysis of the factors associated with anemia in infants. Revista Paulista de Pediatria, 36(3), 275–280. https://doi.org/10.1590/1984-0462/;2018;36;3;00013
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