Behavior of Infants with Iron-Deficiency Anemia  

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Chacon, Maria Elena ; Lozoff, Betsy ; Manuel, Martin ; Nelson, Edward C. ; McClish, Donna K. ; Klein, Nancy K.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Child Development vol. 69 no. 01 (Feb. 1998), page 24-36.
Topik: Functional Isolation; Iron-Deficiency Anemia; Behaviors
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This study tested the hypothesis that infants with iron-deficiency anemia show behaviors, such as increased proximity to caregivers, increased wariness or hesitance, and decreased activity, that could contribute to "functional isolation." The behavior of 52 Costa Rican 12- to 23-month-old infants with iron-deficiency anemia was contrasted with that of 139 comparison group infants with better iron status during free play and mental and motor testing and in the home. Infants with iron-deficiency anemia maintained closer contact with caregivers; showed less pleasure and delight; were more wary, hesitant, and easily tired; made fewer attempts at test items; were less attentive to instructions and demonstrations; and were less playful. Adult behavior also differed. The results indicate that iron-deficiency anemia in infancy is associated with alterations in affect and activity, suggesting that functional isolation is a useful framework for understanding poorer developmental outcome in iron-deficiency anemia, the world's most common single nutrient deficiency.

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