AA Adish|Steven A. Esrey|Gyorkos Tw|Timothy Johns
Risk factors for iron deficiency anaemia in preschool children in northern Ethiopia
McGill University|Jimma University|McGill University|United Nations Children's Fund|McGill University|Montreal General Hospital|McGill University
determine risk factors anaemia preschool childrena crosssectional studytigray province northern ethiopia2080 2373 children aged 660 months provided blood assess anaemiaanaemia highly prevalent 42 constituted important nutritional problem region subsample 230 anaemic children 56 low red blood cell rbc count 43 serum ferritin less 12 microgl1 indicating anaemia largely due iron deficiency unlike regions developing countries hookworm 04 malaria 00 rare contributed little anaemia even though diet lacked variety amount iron consumed cerealbased staple foods adequate however iron foods readily available diets probably high iron absorption inhibitors low enhancers dietary factors associated anaemia included frequent consumption inhibitors fenugreek coffee poor health child diarrhoea stuntingunderlying causes anaemia lack safe water inadequate human waste management maternal illiteracy mother ill food reserves root cause factors poverty optimal control strategy iron deficiency anaemia holistic approach includes alleviation poverty empowerment women provision safe environment