Background: There is paucity of data on the cost and rate of hospitalization in children with
sickle cell anaemia (SCA) in most developing nations. Objective: To estimate the rate and …

… Anaemia is a global health problem in both developing and developed countries with major
consequences on human health as well as social and economic development… cell anaemia …

… In addition to anaemia's adverse health consequences, the economic effect of anaemia on
… development (webappendix p 2). Children and women of reproductive age, in part because …

… Anemia can be an isolated condition, such as that caused by a nutritional deficiency (eg,
iron, folate, vitamin B12),23,24 or it may develop secondary to another disease or its treatment.…

… cells of the reticuloendothelial systems. Only when these stores are depleted will anaemia
due to iron deficiency develop. … Prenatal diagnosis of sickle cell anaemia: therapeutic abortion …

… Sickle cell anaemia (SCA), the condition defined as being homozygous for the βS-allele, is
a chronic disease with tremendous health and economic … been economically disadvantaged …

… cells of their offspring who inherit two copies of HbS develop a sickle (crescent) shape. Sickle
cells … Our economic indicator was the projected gross domestic product per capita (GDP pc …

… development. Understanding anemia's varied and complex etiology is crucial for developing
… variety of conditions that contribute to anemia development. We emphasize the risk factors …

… However, a start has been made in developing control … when co-inherited with sickle cell
anaemia or one of the more severe … Clearly, economic issues are of critical importance when …

… economic consequences of iron deficiency that can be defended on epidemiologic and
economic … cost data exist for developing countries to incorporate this into the economic analysis. …