A study to test a diet questionnaire to identify children with anaemia
Research type
Research Study
Full title
A study to test a brief diet questionnaire as a tool to identify children aged 12-24 months likely to be iron deficient when tested by hemocue
IRAS ID
111261
Contact name
Eleanor M McGee
Contact email
Research summary
The aims of this study are:\n-to develop a short, easy-to-administer diet questionnaire with a scoring system, and administer it to 200 infants aged around 12 months at the routine health visitor check, and to test the infants for anaemia using a hemocue (a small device used to prick the finger to obtain a small blood sample and test haemoglobin level)\n-to validate the diet questionnaire by correlating anaemia as shown by hemocue\n(haemoglobin level<11g/dl) with poor iron status iron, as indicated by an arbitrary cut off on the questionnaire score\n-to obtain views of parents on the advice and support they receive on introduction of solid foods to their infants, and how acceptable they find hemocue testing\nAt least 40 children from each of the following ethnic groups will be included: Asian, African-Caribbean, African and white British\nThe outcome will be the development of an anaemia screening and treatment policy, based on the routine use of the validated questionnaire at child health checks. Children identified as at risk of anaemia by the questionnaire score will be tested using the hemocue, and treated if indicated.
REC name
West Midlands - South Birmingham Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
13/WM/0415
Date of REC Opinion
25 Nov 2013
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion