Impact of iron fortification on anaemia and iron deficiency among pre-school children living in Rural Ghana

Iron Deficiency Anaemia among Pre-School Children with Sickle Cell Anaemia: Still a Rare Diagnosis?

BACKGROUND The frequent need for blood transfusion in children with SCA creates the impression that IDA is rare in this class of children. OBJECTIVES The objective of the study is to determine the prevalence of IDA in a population of under-five children with SCA in Lagos, Nigeria. METHODOLOGY Serum iron, total iron binding capacity, transferrin saturation and serum ferritin were assayed in ...

Anaemia, iron deficiency and vitamin A status among school-aged children in rural Kazakhstan.

OBJECTIVES To investigate the prevalence of anaemia and iron deficiency and vitamin A status among school-aged children in rural Kazakhstan and identify factors associated with anaemia in this population. DESIGN A cross-sectional design. SETTING School-aged children in rural Kazakhstan. SUBJECTS Socio-economic and anthropometric information was collected from 159 school-aged children livi...

Impact of Helicobacter Pylori on Iron Deficiency Anaemia in School Children of Age 5-12 Years

Flour fortification with iron has no impact on anaemia in urban Brazilian children.

OBJECTIVE To verify the impact of flour fortification on anaemia in Brazilian children. The survey also investigated the role of Fe deficiency as a cause of anaemia and estimated the bioavailability of the Fe in the children's diet. This local study was complemented by a nationwide survey of the types of Fe compounds added to flour. DESIGN Series of population-based surveys conducted in 2004 ...

Cognitive Function and School Achievement in Adolescent Egyptian Girls with Iron Deficiency and Iron Deficiency Anaemia

Iron deficiency (ID) with or without anemia has important consequences for human health and child development: anemic women and their infants are at greater risk of dying during the perinatal period; children’s mental and physical development is delayed or impaired by iron deficiency; and the physical work capacity and productivity of manual workers may be reduced [1]. There have been many effo...