Mothers' Awareness regarding Iron Deficiency Anemia among School Age Children: An Assessment study

Abstract

Background: The anemic condition is commonly experienced in children globally. Lack of essential iron in the body contributes to anemia that has been recognized to great challenges. Thereby, adequate knowledge about the iron deficiency anemia and determine the weak point of awareness of mothers ,This study aimed to assess mothers' awareness regarding iron deficiency anemia among school age children. Design: A descriptive research. Subject: A purposive sample composed of 114 primary school students and their mothers. Tools: two tools, 1) A structured interviewing questionnaire to assess mothers' knowledge and reported practice. 2) Awareness Scale to assess mothers' awareness regarding iron deficiency anemia. Results: more than half of studied mothers were poor knowledge and reported practice respectively. Also, less than half of mothers' were poor awareness. Conclusion: There was a positive correlation between mothers' knowledge and mothers' awareness. The study Recommendations: integration of nutrition education into health agencies.