Aim: Iron deficiency anemia is the most prevalent nutritional anemia and is an important health problem across the world. The main aim of our current longitudinal research remained to look at incidence and risk variables of IDA in 195 children under the age of 14 from rural Pakistan. Methods: Hemoglobin, serum iron, serum ferritin, and total iron binding capacity remained utilized to obtain clinical data. In addition, samples of stool were obtained and tested for the existence of intestinal parasites. A have been pretested questionnaire was used to obtain demographic and socioeconomic statistics. Results: Anemia and IDA were found to be prevalent in 48.7% and 34.2% of the general population, to be exact, while IDA accounting for 70.2% of all anemia cases. IDA was shown to be associated with age, sex, parent educational level, monthly family income, and intestinal parasite infections in univariate analysis. Nonetheless, multivariate analysis-maintained sex, low family monthly income, and less of education for mothers as IDA factors of risk. Conclusion: To summarize, IDA is a critical health concern amongst youngsters in rural Pakistan, which means there is an urgent requirement for national interference initiatives and initiatives to enhance socioeconomic standing and health education, that will aid in the control of anemia and IDA amongst those kids.
Keywords: Iron Deficiency Anemia, Nutritional Anemia, Rural Pakistan.