Bongiwe P S Hlatswayo|Sibusiso Ntshangase|F. P. R. De Villiers
The effects of iron deficiency and anaemia on primary school learners’ scholastic performance
Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University|University of South Africa|Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University
background iron deficiency anaemia ida preventable cause cognitive impairment negative effects academic potential learners objectives determine local prevalence ida among grade 2 learners resourcepoor community evaluate association ida learners scholastic performance methods casecontrol observational design study data collected using stadiometer electronic scale hemocue hb 201 system official grade 1 school reports results point prevalence ida found 98 n 19 higher prevalence among girls 58 statistically significant difference performances two groups p 0511 mathematics statistically significant difference life skills p 000017 difference groups literacy languages approached statistical significance p 0071 conclusions results study suggest ida prevalent may negative effects learners scholastic performances negative effects warrant early preventive measures avoid possibilities school failure dropout poor productivity adulthood