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

Moyegbone J. E.; Okpoghono J.; Nwose E. U.; Clarke A.; Ofili C. C.; Odoko J. O.; Agege E. A.

doi:10.2478/amb-2024-0018

Acta Medica Bulgarica (Jun 2024)

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

Moyegbone J. E.,
Okpoghono J.,
Nwose E. U.,
Clarke A.,
Ofili C. C.,
Odoko J. O.,
Agege E. A.

Affiliations

Moyegbone J. E.: 1Department of Public Health, Wellspring University, Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria
Okpoghono J.: 2Department of Biochemistry, Delta State University of Science and Technology, Ozoro, Delta State, Nigeria
Nwose E. U.: 3School of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Southern Queensland, ToowoombaAustralia
Clarke A.: 4Lumuel Shattuck Hospital 170 Morton St, Jamaica Piain, Massachusetts, United States of America
Ofili C. C.: 5Department of Public and Community Health, Novena University Ogume, Delta State, Nigeria
Odoko J. O.: 5Department of Public and Community Health, Novena University Ogume, Delta State, Nigeria
Agege E. A.: 5Department of Public and Community Health, Novena University Ogume, Delta State, Nigeria

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amb-2024-0018
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 51, no. 2
pp. 39 – 48

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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.

Published in Acta Medica Bulgarica

ISSN: 0324-1750 (Print); 2719-5384 (Online)
Publisher: Sciendo
Country of publisher: Poland
LCC subjects: Medicine
Website: https://sciendo.com/journal/AMB

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