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<sec><h3>Background</h3>
<p> Anaemia being a condition of low levels of haemoglobin in the blood is a public health problem that affects approximately 1.3 to 2.2 billion people worldwide.</p>
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<sec><h3>Aim</h3>
<p>This study aimed to determine the prevalence of anaemia and its association with anthropometric measurements among school children in Delta State, Nigeria.</p>
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<sec><h3>Materials and Methods</h3>
<p>The study was a pretest-postest study of 201 primary school (age 6-12 years) and secondary school (age 13-19 years) respondents randomly selected from primary and secondary schools in the three senatorial districts of Delta State. Eighty-three (41.3%) males and 118 (58.7%) females with a mean age of 12.30 ± 3.14 years were enrolledin the study. The preventive intervention protocol consisted of a single dose of vitamin A, daily vitamin C, weekly vitamin E, and twice weekly ferrous sulphate supplements administered for five weeks. Sociodemographic and anthropometric data were collected. Assessment of anaemia was done by pretest-postest haemoglobin determination.</p>
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<sec><h3>Results</h3>
<p> The prevalence of anaemia at baseline was 38.3% and 0% post-intervention. The prevalence of stunting, underweight, and thinness at baseline were 7.0%, 14.3 % and 15.0%, respectively, and post-intervention were 5.5%, 8.7% and 8.5%, respectively. The prevalence ofoverweight at baseline and post-intervention was 5.0%. The correlation between anaemia and underweight was r =-0.399, p = 0.005. The correlation between anaemia and body mass index wasr = -0.234, ρ&lt; 0.001.</p>
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<sec><h3>Conclusion</h3>
<p>Nutritional deficiency could cause anaemia among school children. However, intake of antioxidant vitamins and iron might help to reduce the burden.</p>
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Background
 Anaemia being a condition of low levels of haemoglobin in the blood is a public health problem that affects approximately 1.3 to 2.2 billion people worldwide.

Aim
This study aimed to determine the prevalence of anaemia and its association with anthropometric measurements among school children in Delta State, Nigeria.

Materials and Methods
The study was a pretest-postest study of 201 primary school (age 6-12 years) and secondary school (age 13-19 years) respondents randomly selected from primary and secondary schools in the three senatorial districts of Delta State. Eighty-three (41.3%) males and 118 (58.7%) females with a mean age of 12.30 ± 3.14 years were enrolledin the study. The preventive intervention protocol consisted of a single dose of vitamin A, daily vitamin C, weekly vitamin E, and twice weekly ferrous sulphate supplements administered for five weeks. Sociodemographic and anthropometric data were collected. Assessment of anaemia was done by pretest-postest haemoglobin determination.

Results
 The prevalence of anaemia at baseline was 38.3% and 0% post-intervention. The prevalence of stunting, underweight, and thinness at baseline were 7.0%, 14.3 % and 15.0%, respectively, and post-intervention were 5.5%, 8.7% and 8.5%, respectively. The prevalence ofoverweight at baseline and post-intervention was 5.0%. The correlation between anaemia and underweight was r =-0.399, p = 0.005. The correlation between anaemia and body mass index wasr = -0.234, ρ< 0.001.

Conclusion
Nutritional deficiency could cause anaemia among school children. However, intake of antioxidant vitamins and iron might help to reduce the burden.

Anthropometric Indices and Prevalence of Iron Deficiency Anaemia among School Children in Delta State, Nigeria: an Intervention Study

Delta State University of Science and Technology

Department of Public and Community Health

Acta Medica Bulgarica

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Background
 Anaemia being a condition of low levels of haemoglobin in the blood is a public health problem that affects approximately 1.3 to 2.2 billion people...

Anthropometric Indices and Prevalence of Iron Deficiency Anaemia among School Children in Delta State, Nigeria: an Intervention Study

Publicado en línea: 23 jun 2024

Páginas: 39 - 48

Recibido: 23 jun 2023

Aceptado: 15 ago 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amb-2024-0018

Palabras clave
anaemia, haemoglobin, malnutrition, nutritional status, vitamins

© 2024 J. E. Moyegbone et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Anthropometric Indices and Prevalence of Iron Deficiency Anaemia among School Children in Delta State, Nigeria: an Intervention Study

Publicado en línea: 23 jun 2024

Páginas: 39 - 48

Recibido: 23 jun 2023

Aceptado: 15 ago 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amb-2024-0018

Palabras claveanaemia, haemoglobin, malnutrition, nutritional status, vitamins

© 2024 J. E. Moyegbone et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Palabras clave
anaemia, haemoglobin, malnutrition, nutritional status, vitamins