The Silent Anaemia Epidemic in Children

Samuel Mwesige, Annete Nankwanga, Didas Mushabe1

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Publication Date: 2020/06/06

Abstract: Anaemia (haemoglobin level < 11 g/dl) is a silent epidemic that affects about 293.1 million children aged <5 years worldwide with 28.5% of those located in sub-Sahara Africa. Child hood Anaemia is associated with poor cognition, reduced growth, problems with immune function and ultimately decreased survival. Uganda’s childhood Anaemia is insidious, multifactorial

Keywords: Anaemia, Prevalence, Severity and Etiology.

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