Summary During 1992 and 1993, 309 children aged 1–22 months (mo) and their mothers
visiting an immunization facility in Al Ain city, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates …

Severe anaemia has remained a major cause of morbidity and mortality in children of
Southern Ghana since the early 1960s. 71.1% of 15450 children attending the Korle Bu …

Anaemia is a major public health problem in developing countries, contributing significantly
to morbidity and mortality in children less than five years of age. It is considered to be a …

Objective: The present study evaluated the prevalence of anaemia and its determinants in
one-and three-year-old children from the Capricorn District of Limpopo Province, South …

Background Anemia is a condition in which reduced hematocrit or hemoglobin levels lead to
hemoglobin (Hgb) diminished oxygen-carrying capacity that does not optimally meet the …

Anemia during childhood remains a major public health challenge in sub-Saharan Africa. To
determine the prevalence of and the main risk factors for anemia in young children, we …

This study was undertaken to assess the prevalence of anaemia and iron deficiency (ID) in
305 urban Haïtian children, 142 boys and 163 girls from low socioeconomic class, ranging …

Background: Childhood anaemia is a major public health threat that can increase
susceptibility to infections, risk of mortality together with serious degrading consequences on …

Background. Anaemia is one of the major causes of death among children under five years
in Ghana. We examined the risk factors of anaemia among children under five years in the …

Hematological parameters and the iron status of 50 randomly selected infants who were
attending the research infant welfare clinic of the Institute of Child Health, Ibadan (ICHI), for …