The high incidence of anemia of infection among children in developing countries is not well
characterized. We investigated the relationship between diarrhea, fever and other risk …

OBJECTIVES: To characterize diarrhea and fever as risk factors for anemia among children
in developing countries. METHODS: We characterized risk factors for anemia in a sample of …

This study estimated the prevalence of anaemia and associated factors in a probability
sample of 993 children aged 6-59 months in Cape Verde, West Africa. Odds ratio (OR) and …

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 …

Anemia due to iron deficiency is the most prevalent form of micronutrient malnutrition in the
world, however, the causal relationship between anemia and infection remains unclear. We …

Aim: To estimate the prevalence of infant anaemia and its association with iron deficiency,
growth, infection and other micronutrient deficiencies. Methods: Using data from MINIMat, a …

Anaemia is considered a serious public health problem in Egypt, although updated
population-based data are lacking. Similarly, data on prevalence and intensity of infection …

Objectives: To determine the prevalence and the factors associated with anemia among
Kuwaiti children aged 4–5 years. Design: A sample of 578 Kuwaiti preschool children (4–5 …

We used data from the 2016 Nepal National Micronutrient Status Survey to evaluate factors
associated with anaemia (World Health Organization cut‐points using altitude‐and smoking …

Anemia is a common nutritional problem, and it has a remarkably high prevalence rate in
Southeast Asia. In this study, children from 6 to 36 months were investigated to determine (1) …