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Maternal depressive symptoms are not associated with child anaemia: A cross-sectional population study in Peru, 2015.

Samuel Alarcón-GuevaraJoshua Peñafiel-SamSergio Chang-CabanillasReneé Pereyra-Elías
Published in: Child: care, health and development (2020)
There is no statistically significant difference between the prevalence of anaemia in children of mothers with or without depressive symptoms. We recommend continuing research in this field to determine more associate factors to childhood anaemia in order to improve primary prevention interventions. Ideally, conducting longitudinal studies such as prospectives cohorts to determine risk factors should be done.
Keyphrases
  • depressive symptoms
  • risk factors
  • iron deficiency
  • social support
  • sleep quality
  • mental health
  • young adults
  • birth weight
  • early life
  • case control
  • preterm birth
  • gestational age