Iron deficiency in healthy, term infants aged five months, in a pediatric outpatient clinic: A prospective study

• Main Authors: Adnan, Nur Aida, Breen, Emer, Tan, Chin Aun, Wang, Crystal C., Jalaludin, Muhammad Yazid, Lum, Lucy Chai See
• Format: Article
• Published: BioMed Central 2024
• Subjects: RG Gynecology and obstetrics; RJ Pediatrics
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/44163/; https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-023-04277-7
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Background Iron deficiency (ID) is prevalent in Malaysian children. The incidence of ID in infants under 6 months of age is unknown. Our aim was to determine the prevalence of iron deficiency (ID) and iron deficiency anemia (IDA) in healthy, term infants aged below 6 months in our hospital populatio...