Prevention of Iron Deficiency Anaemia in Pre-School Children

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 ...

Strategies for the prevention of iron deficiency anaemia in children.

As a result of accumulating evidence about the benefits of exclusive breastfeeding, the World Health Organization issued a statement recommending exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months [1]. This document advised that further studies are needed for assessment of the risk of micronutrient deficiencies, especially in susceptible infants. These infants include those living in areas where iron, zinc a...

Ethiopian pre-school children consuming a predominantly unrefined plant-based diet have low prevalence of iron-deficiency anaemia.

OBJECTIVE Children from low-income countries consuming predominantly plant-based diets but little animal products are considered to be at risk of Fe deficiency. The present study determined the Fe status of children from resource-limited rural households. DESIGN A cross-sectional study. SETTING Twenty six kebeles (the smallest administrative unit) from six zones of the Amhara region, Ethiop...

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

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...