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MAMANI-QUISPE, Carla O.  e  CHOQUE-CARRILLO, German. Hemoglobin values in infants 2-5 year olds, who got nutritional supplements "chispitas", and live at a height of 3073 meters above sea level, march 2018. Cuad. - Hosp. Clín. [online]. 2021, vol.62, n.2, pp.10-14. ISSN 1562-6776.

Abstract The anemy is the decrease of hemoglobine under the normal limits considered healthy acording to the age, gender and the sea level context. The prevalence of the anemia in children under 5 years in La Paz department in Bolivia is 60,3%, so, it is one of the main impediments to achieve the social and economic development. This research contributes to achieve one of the world's substantiable development objectives, which is to end hunger, to achieve the food security and improve nutrition. Objetive: To determine the values of hemoglobin in infants 2-5 years old who got nutritional supplements "Chispitas", and lived in a height of3073 meters above sea level, March 2018. Metodology: It was a quantitative descriptive cross sectional research, a sample of 43 infants who had all the requirements to the research. Method: It was used the photometric system B Hemoglobin HemoCue to process and to determine the hemoglobin levels of the capillary blood samples. At a height of 3073 meters above sea level, The cut-off point of hemoglobin with a cross-correlation figure of 1.9 is the following: from 11.5 to 9.5mg/dL mild anemia, from 9.5 to 7,5 mg/dL moderate anemia and less of 7,5mg/dL severe anemia. Results: In infants under 5 year olds who lived at 3073 meters over sea level, the prevalence of iron deficiency anemia is 74%, the hemoglobin levels increases according to the age (p< 0,05) and not to the use ofthe nutritional supplements "Chispitas" (p > 0,05). Coclusions: The hemoglobin levels increase according to age and not to the use of nutritional supplements "Chispitas". The average hemoglobin in both sexes is also evidenced, slightly similar between them, female 12.43 g/dL and male 12.46 g/dL; values below normal limits considered healthy in order to define anemia at high altitude.

Palavras-chave : Nutritional supplements; infants; anemia; photometric hemoCue.

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