Objective: Our objective was to identify the determinants of anemia among rural Filipino
children aged 12–71 months. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among …

Background Anemia during childhood adversely affects mental, physical and social
development of the children. This study is aimed to assess the prevalence of anemia and its …

Anaemia is a public health problem in Ghana. We sought to identify factors associated with
haemoglobin concentration (Hb) and anaemia among school-attending adolescents. We …

Results: Anaemia prevalence was 25.8% among girls (n= 3486), 24.5% among pre-pubertal
boys (n= 821), and 12.1% among pubertal boys (n= 2179). Socio-economic status, indicated …

Background The Haitian National Nutrition Policy prioritizes prevention and treatment of
anemia among mothers and young children, but there are few available data to support …

Background Anemia is a public health problem affecting both developed and developing
countries. Childhood anemia is associated with serious consequences including growth …

Background Early detection of anemia and subsequent measures to prevent anemia can
help children grow healthily. There is considerable attention given to the impact of individual …

Background: Globally, a large number of children aged 6–59 months are affected by
anaemia. In Ethiopia, like other developing countries, more than 40% of children under 5 …

Objective: We investigated the spatiotemporal trends in the burden of maternal, adolescent
and child anaemia in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and evaluated some individual and …

Anaemia has significant negative impact on the health of school children including poor
scholastic performance and cognitive impairment. The present study was done with the …