The present study was conducted to determine the prevalence of anemia in adolescent
Nepalese girls in a semi urban setting. A total of 209 apparently healthy girls between the …

Background: Anaemia continues to be a major public health problem at all ages worldwide.
Today, every fifth person in India is an adolescent (Census, 2011). Anaemia effects …

The study assessed the relative contribution of infections and iron deficiency to anaemia in
Nigerian mothers and their children. Sixty-one mother-child pairs were recruited. The mean …

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 common problem in childhood, especially children aged 6months
to 24 months old. In Bangladesh overall, 68% of children aged 6-59 months are anemic …

Background Iron deficiency Anemia (IDA) in children is a recognized public health problem
that impacts adversely on child morbidity, mortality and impairs cognitive development. In …

ObjectiveTo determine the prevalence of anaemia and maternal and infant factors
associated with Hb values in infants at 6 months of age in rural Bangladesh. DesignInfants …

Background. The causes of anaemia have regional variations, and further variation is
expected among paediatric hospital patients. However, the prevalence of anaemia and its …

The global prevalence of iron deficiency anaemia in young children is 43% 1 and children
between ages of 1-2 years are at highest risk. 2-5 It is estimated that among 12-18 month old …

Iron deficiency anaemia is a serious problem among Pakistani children. Pre-intervention
haematological status of children under two years was assessed as part of a double-blind …