Etiological factors and factors contributing to the development of iron deficiency anemia in young children

We examined 195 children aged from 1 month to 3 years with iron deficiency anemia, who are on outpatient treatment. The control group consisted of 224 children of the same age: from 1 month to one year 111 patients (56.9%), from 1 to 2 years 59 (30.3%); from 2 to 3 years 25 (12.8%). Factors operating in the antenatal period are the main causes of insufficient intake of iron from the mother, which further lead to endogenous iron deficiency and anemia in young children. Iron deficiency anemia in young children with a high incidence observed in children under the age of 1, and the causes of its development in all studied groups are endogenous and exogenous iron deficiency caused by various factors against the background of concomitant diseases.