Iron deficiency is one of the leading risk factors for disability and death worldwide, affecting
an estimated 2 billion people. Nutritional iron deficiency arises when physiological …

ABSTRACT Background The Biomarkers Reflecting Inflammation and Nutritional
Determinants of Anemia (BRINDA) project is a multiagency and multicountry collaboration …

The determination of iron status is challenging when concomitant infection and inflammation
are present because of confounding effects of the acute-phase response on the …

Anemia remains a widespread public health problem. Although iron deficiency is considered
the leading cause of anemia globally, the cause of anemia varies considerably by country …

Four methods are recommended for assessment of iodine nutrition: urinary iodine
concentration, the goitre rate, and blood concentrations of thyroid stimulating hormone and …

Parasitic infections are widespread throughout the tropics and sub-tropics, and infection with
multiple parasite species is the norm rather than the exception. Despite the ubiquity of …

Importance In sub-Saharan Africa, malaria is a leading cause of childhood morbidity and
iron deficiency is among the most prevalent nutritional deficiencies. In 2006, the World …

Background Anaemia is one of the significant public health problems among children in the
world. Understanding risk factors of anaemia provides more insight to the nature and types …

Background Iron deficiency (ID) is a major public health burden in African children and
accurate prevalence estimates are important for effective nutritional interventions. However …

Anemia due to Plasmodium falciparum infection is a major health problem in endemic areas
for young children and pregnant women. The anemia is caused by excess removal of …