Trial reportThe American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene2015
Determinants of Anemia and Hemoglobin Concentration in Haitian School-Aged Children.
Trial report in The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- Assessing the Impact of Animal Husbandry and Capture on Anemia among Women and Children in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2019Pooled it
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- Fortified Snack Reduced Anemia in Rural School-Aged Children of Haiti: A Cluster-Randomized, Controlled Trial.PloS one · 2016Trial
- Prevalence and risk factors of childhood anemia in urban and rural areas of West Java, Indonesia: a cross-sectional study.BMC pediatrics · 2026Observational
- Determinants of childhood anaemia in Nigeria: a public health perspective using quantile regression analysis.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Review
- The Addition of the Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index to the Prognostic Scoring Systems Did Not Improve Mortality Prediction in Trauma Patients in the Intensive Care Unit.Emergency medicine international · 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
- Prevalence and associated risk factors of asymptomatic malaria and anaemia among school-aged children in Dara Mallo and Uba Debretsehay districts: results from baseline cluster randomized trial.Malaria journal · 2021Article
- Associations between livestock ownership and lower odds of anaemia among children 6-59 months old are not mediated by animal-source food consumption in Ghana.Maternal & child nutrition · 2021Article
- Differences in factors associated with anemia in Haitian children from urban and rural areas.PloS one · 2021Article
- Key Determinants of Anemia among Youngsters under Five Years in Senegal, Malawi, and Angola.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Reducing Anemia Among School-Aged Children in China by Eliminating the Geographic Disparity and Ameliorating Stunting: Evidence From a National Survey.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2020Article
- Livestock ownership is associated with higher odds of anaemia among preschool-aged children, but not women of reproductive age in Ghana.Maternal & child nutrition · 2018Observational
- Maternal Diet and Morbidity Factors Associated with Low Birth Weight in Haiti: A Case-Control Study.Health equity · 2018Article
- Determinants of Anemia among School-Aged Children in Mexico, the United States and Colombia.Nutrients · 2016Article
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Abstract
Anemia diminishes oxygen transport in the body, resulting in potentially irreversible growth and developmental consequences for children. Limited evidence for determinants of anemia exists for school-aged children. We conducted a cluster randomized controlled trial in Haiti from 2012 to 2013 to test the efficacy of a fortified school snack. Children (N = 1,047) aged 3-13 years were followed longitudinally at three time points for hemoglobin (Hb) concentrations, anthropometry, and bioelectrical impedance measures. Dietary intakes, infectious disease morbidities, and socioeconomic and demographic factors were collected at baseline and endline. Longitudinal regression modeling with generalized least squares and logit models with random effects identified anemia risk factors beyond the intervention effect. At baseline, 70.6% of children were anemic and 2.6% were severely anemic. Stunting increased the odds of developing anemia (adjusted odds ratio [OR]: 1.48, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.05-2.08) and severe anemia (adjusted OR: 2.47, 95% CI: 1.30-4.71). Parent-reported vitamin A supplementation and deworming were positively associated with Hb concentrations, whereas fever and poultry ownership showed a negative relationship with Hb concentration and increased odds of severe anemia, respectively. Further research should explore the full spectrum of anemia etiologies in school children, including genetic causes.
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