| Title: |
Anaemia in schoolchildren in eight countries in Africa and Asia. |
| Authors: |
Hall, A; Bobrow, E; Brooker, S; Jukes, M; Nokes, K; Lambo, J; Guyatt, H; Bundy, D; Adjei, S; Wen, ST; Satoto; Subagio, H; Rafiluddin, MZ; Miguel, T; Moulin, S; de Graft Johnson, J; Mukaka, M; Roschnik, N; Sacko, M; Zacher, A; Mahumane, B; Kihamia, C; Mwanri, L; Tatala, S; Lwambo, N; Siza, J; Khanh, LN; Khoi, HH; Toan, ND |
| Publisher Information: |
Cambridge University Press (CUP) |
| Publication Year: |
2001 |
| Collection: |
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine: LSHTM Research Online |
| Description: |
OBJECTIVE: To report on the haemoglobin concentrations and prevalence of anaemia in schoolchildren in eight countries in Africa and Asia. DESIGN: Blood samples were collected during surveys of the health of schoolchildren as a part of programmes to develop school-based health services. SETTING: Rural schools in Ghana, Indonesia, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Tanzania and Vietnam. SUBJECTS: Nearly 14 000 children enrolled in basic education in three age ranges (7-11 years, 12-14 years and > or =15 years) which reflect the new UNICEF/WHO thresholds to define anaemia. RESULTS: Anaemia was found to be a severe public health problem (defined as >40% anaemic) in five African countries for children aged 7-11 years and in four of the same countries for children aged 12-14 years. Anaemia was not a public health problem in the children studied in the two Asian countries. More boys than girls were anaemic, and children who enrolled late in school were more likely to be anaemic than children who enrolled closer to the correct age. The implications of the four new thresholds defining anaemia for school-age children are examined. CONCLUSIONS: Anaemia is a significant problem in schoolchildren in sub-Saharan Africa. School-based health services which provide treatments for simple conditions that cause blood loss, such as worms, followed by multiple micronutrient supplements including iron, have the potential to provide relief from a large burden of anaemia. |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| File Description: |
text |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
1368-9800 |
| Relation: |
https://researchonline.lshtm.ac.uk/id/eprint/18390/1/anaem.pdf; Hall, A; Bobrow, E; Brooker, S ; Jukes, M; Nokes, K; Lambo, J; Guyatt, H; Bundy, D ORCID logo; Adjei, S; Wen, ST; +19 more.Satoto; Subagio, H; Rafiluddin, MZ; Miguel, T; Moulin, S; de Graft Johnson, J; Mukaka, M; Roschnik, N; Sacko, M; Zacher, A; Mahumane, B; Kihamia, C; Mwanri, L; Tatala, S; Lwambo, N; Siza, J; Khanh, LN; Khoi, HH; and Toan, ND (2001) Anaemia in schoolchildren in eight countries in Africa and Asia. Public health nutrition, 4 (3). pp. 749-756. ISSN 1368-9800 DOI:10.1079/phn2000111 |
| DOI: |
10.1079/phn2000111 |
| Availability: |
https://researchonline.lshtm.ac.uk/id/eprint/18390/; https://researchonline.lshtm.ac.uk/id/eprint/18390/1/anaem.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1079/phn2000111 |
| Rights: |
cc_by_nc_nd |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.BE2A32EF |
| Database: |
BASE |