Asim Farooq, Muhammad Hassan, Asif Loya, Kashif Asghar
Community Outreach and Engagement in Cancer Research Through a Biobank Clinic at Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Pakistan
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anemia indicator poor nutrition health lowincome countries like ethiopia prevalence anemia remains high due several determinant factors lack regular surveillance system determine magnitude anemia among school age children aim study determine burden determinant factors anemia among school children comparative crosssectional study conducted march 2014 may 2014 among elementary school children northwest ethiopia multi stage simple random sampling techniques used select schools study subjects standard questionnaire employed assess socioeconomic status study participants intestinal parasitosis infections hemoglobin level determined formula ether concentration technique automated hematology analyzer respectively descriptive statistics used determine burden anemia stepwise logistic regression used identify determinants anemia among 2372 elementary school children prevalence anemia 76 95 ci 7 9 mean hemoglobin level 116 gdl ranging 10 gdl 13gdl magnitude hookworm infection 530 223 multivariate analysis anemia found associated residence source water availability latrine maternal education family size hookworm infection anemia still remains major public health problem among school children study area residence source water availability latrine maternal education family size hookworm infection also major determinant factors high prevalence anemia therefore health education iron supplement deworming given school age children