ArticleThe Pan African medical journal2014
Anaemia among school children older than five years in the Volta Region of Ghana.
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- Association between asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum malaria infection, anaemia and mean corpuscular volume of school children in the Volta Region of Ghana.European journal of microbiology & immunology · 2024Article
- Elevation of free triiodothyronine (fT3) levels by Plasmodium falciparum independent of thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) in children with uncomplicated malaria.Journal of clinical laboratory analysis · 2024Article
- Anemia prevalence and its predictors among children under-five years in Ghana. A multilevel analysis of the cross-sectional 2019 Ghana Malaria Indicator Survey.Health science reports · 2023Article
- Nutritional status of school-age children and adolescents in low- and middle-income countries across seven global regions: a synthesis of scoping reviews.Public health nutrition · 2023Review
- Intestinal Helminth Infections in Ghanaian Children from the Ashanti Region between 2007 and 2008-A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Real-Time PCR-Based Assessment.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2022Article
- Burden and Determinants of Anemia among Under-Five Children in Africa: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Anemia · 2022Review
- Intestinal schistosomiasis among schoolchildren in Sana'a Governorate, Yemen: Prevalence, associated factors and its effect on nutritional status and anemia.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2021Article
- Factors Associated with Anemia Status Among Children Aged 6-59 months in Ghana, 2003-2014.Maternal and child health journal · 2020Article
- Soil transmitted helminth infections in Ghana: a ten year review.The Pan African medical journal · 2020Review
- Prevalence of Anemia in Chinese Children and Adolescents and Its Associated Factors.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Prevalence of Polyparasitic Infection Among Primary School Children in the Volta Region of Ghana.Open forum infectious diseases · 2019Article
- Intergenerational influences on childhood anaemia.Maternal & child nutrition · 2019Article
- Agro-ecological zone and farm diversity are factors associated with haemoglobin and anaemia among rural school-aged children and adolescents in Ghana.Maternal & child nutrition · 2019Article
- Risk Factors of Anaemia among Children under Five Years in the Hohoe Municipality, Ghana: A Case Control Study.Anemia · 2019Article
- AsymptomaticEthiopian journal of health sciences · 2018Article
- Effect of green leafy vegetables powder on anaemia and vitamin-A status of Ghanaian school children.BMC nutrition · 2018Article
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Abstract
introductionAnaemia among children is a public health issue in Ghana. The Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP) was instituted on pilot basis in an effort to provide nutritious lunch to school children. Evidence on the nutritional status of pupils is needed to inform the expansion of GSFP. This study sought to assess anaemia among Ghanaian pupils.
methodsThis cross-sectional study involved a random sample of 143 pupils aged 6 to 12 years. Blood samples were collected and analysed for serum-ferritin (SF), C-reactive protein (CRP), haemoglobin and malaria-parasitaemia (MP). Stool samples were examined for soil-transmitted helminths. Dietary data were collected using the 24 hour-recall method on three non-consecutive days and a food frequency questionnaire. The Student's t-test was used to compare mean values between sexes. Binary logistic regression was performed to identify factors associated with anaemia. Statistical significance was set at p < 0.05.
resultsSF and haemoglobin concentrations were 23.9 ± 15 ng/ml and 120 ± 11 g/L respectively. The prevalence of anaemia was 30.8%. More females (41.5%) than males (21.8%) had anaemia (p < 0.005). Seventy-one percent of pupils had low SF levels. MP prevalence was 67.8%. Hookworm infestation was only observed in males (18.0%). Dietary iron and vitamin C intakes were 18.98 ± 8.8 mg and 23.7 ± 6.7 mg, respectively. Child's sex, SF and MP were associated with anaemia. Males had a lower likelihood of being anaemic (OR = 0.2, CI 0.1-0.5, p = 0.002).
conclusionThe study findings underscore the need for multi-pronged approaches that address both malaria control and nutrition in order to reduce anaemia among pupils.
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