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Revista Española de Nutrición Humana y Dietética
On-line version ISSN 2174-5145Print version ISSN 2173-1292
Abstract
CASTANEDA-DIAZ DE LEON, Alejandra et al. Effect of an educational intervention in capillary hemoglobin in an indigenous community in the Huasteca Potosina. Pilot study. Rev Esp Nutr Hum Diet [online]. 2019, vol.23, n.3, pp.126-135. Epub Oct 13, 2020. ISSN 2174-5145. https://dx.doi.org/10.14306/renhyd.23.3.635.
Introduction
The aim of this study was to assess an educational intervention emphasizing the use of foods available in an indigenous community in the Huasteca Potosina on capillary hemoglobin.
Material and Methods
A quasi-experimental one-group pretest-posttest study was carried out December 2014 to December 2015 in children aged 0 to 5 years in the community of Tocoy, San Antonio, San Luis Potosí, Mexico. A 6 months intervention consisted in nutritional education workshops which included informational talks, cooking workshops and feedback of the main topics was carried out. An evaluation was performed in which nutritional status (anthropometric measurements and capillary hemoglobin concentration) and macro and micronutrient intake (24-hour recall) were assessed before and 4 months after the intervention.
Results
We found that our intervention had significant effects on hemoglobin values increased from 11.3±1.3 to 12.0±1.4mg/dL (p=0.025), and the anemia prevalence decrease from 37% to 25.9%.
Conclusions
An educational intervention emphasizing the use of foods available in the community could contribute to improve capillary hemoglobin concentration in children from an indigenous community in the Huasteca Potosina.
Keywords : Anemia, Iron-Deficiency; Population Groups; Child; Health Promotion; Health Education.