The Guidelines for Diagnosis and Management of Anemiain Primary Education Students at Banlumnow SubdistrictBangkhan District Nakhon Si Thammarat Province
Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to develop the guidelines for diagnosis and management of anemia in primary education students at Banlumnow Subdistrict Bangkhan District, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province and its implementation between August to October 2009. The guidelines for diagnosis and management of anemia in primary education students were developed base on IOWA model process. The guidelines for diagnosis of anemia consisted of history taking, physical examination and hematocrit concentration. The guidelines for management of anemia focused on participation regularly by children, parents and teachers; consisted of teaching of knowledge about anemia and its prevention, self assessment of anemia training skill, consumption of food with iron and vitamin C, taking one ferrous sulfate (300 mg) tablet a week for eight weeks and outcome evaluation from hematocrit concentration of chance, consumption of food with iron, knowledge of anemia and its prevention. The study group consisted of one hundred and twenty-four primary education students, nine-twelve year-old who were screened for iron deficiency anemia. Thirty-three were male eleven and female twelve were treated under the guidelines for diagnosis and management of anemia were developed. The data were analyzed by frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation and paired sample t- test.
The results of this study revealed that the score of knowledge of anemia and its prevention at the eight week was at the range of 9 -17 to 14-19 (? =12.9 ?1.77 to 16.52 ?1.42). The mean score of knowledge of anemia and its prevention before and after was significantly increased (t = 10.59, p <0.001). The consumption behaviors to consumed of food with iron increased. The mean of hematocrit concentration increased from the first week and at the fourth to the eight week was 31.42 % to 33.15 % and 36.52%. The mean of hematocrit concentration before and after was significantly increased (t =6.8, p <0.001; t =15.44, p<0.001). All of the study group (33 persons) got normal hematocrit concentration by the end of this study.
This study shows that the screening and management of anemia, promoting knowledge of anemia to parents and children, screening of anemia, taking one ferrous sulfate (300 mg) tablet a week as well as promoting consumption of food with iron among children with parents are significant steps. In addition, regular participation by parents, teachers and regular follow-ups by the nurse practitioner are found to be supporting the change of eating behaviors resulting in the childrens improvement.
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