Background Anemia is a major public health problem affecting more than half of children
under the age of five globally. It has serious short-and long-term consequences including …

Background. Globally, about 47.4% of children under five are suffering from anemia. In
Ethiopia, 60.9% of children under two years are suffering from anemia. Anemia during …

Background Anemia is the most prevalent nutritional deficiency globally, affecting about a
quarter of the world population. In Brazil, about one-fifth of children under five years of age …

Introduction Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 4 calls for reducing mortality of children
under-five years by two-thirds by 2015. Indonesia is on track to officially meet the MDG 4 …

Background Diarrheal diseases are a major cause of child mortality and one of the main
causes of medical consultation for children in sub-Saharan countries. This paper attempts to …

Indonesia still faces several challenges in the areas of water, sanitation, and hygiene
(WASH). Diarrhea remains a major killer of children and it is important to understand the …

Healthy development of children in India is far from ensured. Proximate determinants of poor
child health outcomes are infectious diseases and undernutrition, which are linked to …

Abstract Background Intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) and anaemia are major health
problems. This study assessed the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections, anaemia and …

Background Anemia is one of the most common diseases of childhood and is a health
problem globally, particularly in developing counties and in children less than 2 years of …

Anemia among under-five children is the major health problem in Nepal. The lack of
nutritional supplementation and lack of healthcare facilities are influential factors of anemia …