Anemia in High School Students: A Theoretical Analysis

Abstract

At present, it is observed in educational institutions that anemia is seriously affecting the cognitive development of students, this fact is constantly worsening because students have a lack of iron intake in the food they eat and this seriously affects the academic performance of students; however, it is imperative to implement public health policies to reverse this problematic reality. The methodology used was basic, descriptive and non-experimental design; research papers, scientific articles, specialized books, databases and statistical reports were used. The objective was to analyze anemia in regular elementary school students.