This study estimated the prevalence of anaemia and associated factors in a probability
sample of 993 children aged 6-59 months in Cape Verde, West Africa. Odds ratio (OR) and …

Background/Purpose: Globally, anaemia is a severe public health condition affecting over
24% of the world's population. Children under five years old and pregnant women are the …

Background Anemia among children aged 6–23 months is a major public health problem
worldwide specifically in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Anemia during the childhood period …

Background Despite the public health significance of anaemia in African children, its
broader and often preventable risk factors remain largely under described. This study …

Objectives This study aims to determine the prevalence of anaemia among children aged 6–
59 months in all states of Nigeria, including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), and to …

Anemia is a global health problem affecting most developing countries. We examined the
prevalence of anemia and its predictors among children under 5 years of age in Arusha …

Background Anemia currently affects 2 billion people throughout the world. Although the
immediate causes of anemia among children are known (including malnutrition and …

Background Anaemia is one of the major causes of death among children under five years
in Africa, with a prevalence of 64.6% among pre-school children. In 2014, we conducted a …

Objective Anaemia affects the majority of children in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Previous
studies of risk factors for anaemia have been limited by sample size, geography and the …

The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of anemia and its determinants among
children aged 6–59 months in Zanzibar, Tanzania, from 2005 to 2015. We used secondary …