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Item Determinación de factores asociados a la anemia en niños menores de dos años, mediante una revisión bibliográfica(Universidad Técnica de Ambato/Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud/Carrera de Laboratorio Clínico, 2023-03-08) Usama Ambuludi, Gabriela Anahi; Galárraga Pérez, Edison ArturoAnemia in children under two years of age is a serious public health problem in which a number of personal, social and economic factors are involved. The objecti ve of this review was to carry out a bibliographic review on the factors associated with anemia in children under two years of age. A systematic review was carried out from sources located in the Medline (PubMed), Scielo, VHL and Cochrane Library Plus databases. Original articles, reviews and reports from health entities that addressed infants up to 2 years of age and diagnosed with anemia, published in Spanish and English and disseminated in the period 2017-2022, were included. A total of 15 bibliographic sources directly related to the factors associated with anemia in children under 2 years of age were included in the systematic review. With the review, it is concluded that anemia in children under two years of age are heterogeneous and vary according to the different stages of life, but there is a relationship with a series of variables, among which are the nutritional condition of the mother, socioeconomic level and the eating behaviors of the family and the society to which it belongs, as well as conditions or pathologies that delay its growth and development.