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Anemia among Primary School Children in Eastern Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Anemia during childhood impairs physical growth, cognitive development and school performance. Identifying the causes of anemia in specific contexts can help efforts to prevent negative consequences of anemia among children. The objective of this study was to assess prevalence and identi...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4406736/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25902055 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0123615 |
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author | Mesfin, Firehiwot Berhane, Yemane Worku, Alemayehu |
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description | BACKGROUND: Anemia during childhood impairs physical growth, cognitive development and school performance. Identifying the causes of anemia in specific contexts can help efforts to prevent negative consequences of anemia among children. The objective of this study was to assess prevalence and identify correlates of anemia among school children in Eastern Ethiopia. METHODS: A cross sectional study was conducted from January 2012 to February 2012 in Kersa, Eastern Ethiopia. The study included randomly selected primary school students. Hemoglobin concentration was measured using a Hemocue haemoglobinometer. A child was identified as anemic if the hemoglobin concentration was <11.5 g/dl for children (5–11 yrs) and < 12 g/dl for child older than 12 years age. Poisson regression model with robust variance was used to calculate prevalence ratios. RESULT: The overall prevalence of anemia was 27.1% (95% CI: 24.98, 29.14): 13.8% had mild, 10.8% moderate, and 2.3% severe anemia. Children with in the age group of 5-9 years (APR, 1.083; 95% CI, 1.044- 1.124) were at higher risk for anemia. Paternal education (Illiterate, 1.109; 1.044 - 1.178) was positively associated with anemia. Children who had irregular legume consumption (APR, 1.069; 95% CI, 1.022 -1.118) were at higher risk for anemia. CONCLUSION: About a quarter of school children suffer from anemia and their educational potential is likely to be affected especially for those with moderate and severe anemia. Child age, irregular legume consumption, and low paternal schooling were associated with anemia. Intervention programmes aimed to reduce anemia among school children are crucial to ensure proper growth and development of children. |
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spelling | pubmed-44067362015-05-07 Anemia among Primary School Children in Eastern Ethiopia Mesfin, Firehiwot Berhane, Yemane Worku, Alemayehu PLoS One Research Article BACKGROUND: Anemia during childhood impairs physical growth, cognitive development and school performance. Identifying the causes of anemia in specific contexts can help efforts to prevent negative consequences of anemia among children. The objective of this study was to assess prevalence and identify correlates of anemia among school children in Eastern Ethiopia. METHODS: A cross sectional study was conducted from January 2012 to February 2012 in Kersa, Eastern Ethiopia. The study included randomly selected primary school students. Hemoglobin concentration was measured using a Hemocue haemoglobinometer. A child was identified as anemic if the hemoglobin concentration was <11.5 g/dl for children (5–11 yrs) and < 12 g/dl for child older than 12 years age. Poisson regression model with robust variance was used to calculate prevalence ratios. RESULT: The overall prevalence of anemia was 27.1% (95% CI: 24.98, 29.14): 13.8% had mild, 10.8% moderate, and 2.3% severe anemia. Children with in the age group of 5-9 years (APR, 1.083; 95% CI, 1.044- 1.124) were at higher risk for anemia. Paternal education (Illiterate, 1.109; 1.044 - 1.178) was positively associated with anemia. Children who had irregular legume consumption (APR, 1.069; 95% CI, 1.022 -1.118) were at higher risk for anemia. CONCLUSION: About a quarter of school children suffer from anemia and their educational potential is likely to be affected especially for those with moderate and severe anemia. Child age, irregular legume consumption, and low paternal schooling were associated with anemia. Intervention programmes aimed to reduce anemia among school children are crucial to ensure proper growth and development of children. Public Library of Science 2015-04-22 /pmc/articles/PMC4406736/ /pubmed/25902055 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0123615 Text en © 2015 Mesfin et al http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are properly credited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Mesfin, Firehiwot Berhane, Yemane Worku, Alemayehu Anemia among Primary School Children in Eastern Ethiopia |
title | Anemia among Primary School Children in Eastern Ethiopia |
title_full | Anemia among Primary School Children in Eastern Ethiopia |
title_fullStr | Anemia among Primary School Children in Eastern Ethiopia |
title_full_unstemmed | Anemia among Primary School Children in Eastern Ethiopia |
title_short | Anemia among Primary School Children in Eastern Ethiopia |
title_sort | anemia among primary school children in eastern ethiopia |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4406736/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25902055 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0123615 |
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