ANÁLISE BIOQUÍMICA DO FERRO SÉRICO E HEMOGLOBINA PARA O DIAGNÓSTICO DA ANEMIA FERROPRIVA EM CRIANÇAS QUILOMBOLAS DE 3 A 6 ANOS DE IDADE DO ESTADO DO AMAPÁ – AP.

This study had as objectives to analyze the prevalence of the iron deficiency anemia in quilombolas children in the age group from 3 to 6 years-old, in five quilombolas communities of the State of Amapa through the hemoglobin dosage and confirmed by the dosage of the serum iron concentration. It was studied 86 blood samples of quilombolas children from both sexes. Of the 86 studied samples, 66% of the researched children presented iron deficiency anemia, this result is directly related to the life's condition of those children, who live in a poor and far communities from the capital of the state. This was the first study accomplished in the state of Amapa where the rate of iron deficiency anemia was assessed in quilombolas children.