دورية أكاديمية

The silent burden of anaemia in Tanzanian children: a community-based study

التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
العنوان: The silent burden of anaemia in Tanzanian children: a community-based study
المؤلفون: Schellenberg D., Schellenberg J.R.M. Armstrong, Mushi A., Savigny D. de, Mgalula L., Mbuya C., Victora C.G.
المصدر: Bulletin of the World Health Organization, Vol 81, Iss 8, Pp 581-590 (2003)
بيانات النشر: The World Health Organization, 2003.
سنة النشر: 2003
المجموعة: LCC:Public aspects of medicine
مصطلحات موضوعية: Anemia/epidemiology, Anemia/prevention and control, Anemia/drug therapy, Malaria, Falciparum/complications, Antimalarials/therapeutic use, Iron, Dietary/therapeutic use, Blood transfusion, Immunization programs, Child, Preschool, Cost of illness, Cluster analysis, United Republic of Tanzania, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270
الوصف: OBJECTIVE: To document the prevalence, age-distribution, and risk factors for anaemia in Tanzanian children less than 5 years old, thereby assisting in the development of effective strategies for controlling anaemia. METHODS: Cluster sampling was used to identify 2417 households at random from four contiguous districts in south-eastern United Republic of Tanzania in mid-1999. Data on various social and medical parameters were collected and analysed. FINDINGS: Blood haemoglobin concentrations (Hb) were available for 1979 of the 2131 (93%) children identified and ranged from 1.7 to 18.6 g/dl. Overall, 87% (1722) of children had an Hb
نوع الوثيقة: article
وصف الملف: electronic resource
اللغة: English
تدمد: 0042-9686
Relation: http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862003000800008; https://doaj.org/toc/0042-9686
URL الوصول: https://doaj.org/article/bfe99634a0c6453cbe6d086ef46030ce
رقم الأكسشن: edsdoj.bfe99634a0c6453cbe6d086ef46030ce
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