Anaemia has been reported to be the key feature of trypanosomiasis and is used as primary indicator when treat infection. Therefore, this study was designed evaluate anti-anaemic potential hydro-ethanolic extract Waltheria indica in albino rats with parasitaemia – induced anaemia. Three groups 6 each were challenged Trypanosoma brucei induce anaemia treated 300mg/kg bw orally for 5 days, 3.5mg/...

OBJECTIVE To determine risk factors for anaemia in preschool children. DESIGN A cross-sectional study. SETTING Tigray province, northern Ethiopia. SUBJECTS 2080 of 2373 children aged 6-60 months provided blood to assess anaemia. RESULTS Anaemia was highly prevalent (42%) and constituted an important nutritional problem in the region. In a sub-sample of 230 anaemic children, 56% had a lo...

BACKGROUND Anaemia, in particular due to iron deficiency, is common in pregnancy with associated negative outcomes for mother and infant. However, there is evidence of significant variation in management. The objectives of this review of systematic reviews were to analyse and summarise the evidence base, identify gaps in the evidence and develop a research agenda for this important component of...

Background: Anaemia is one of the most common public health problems of older population especially in developing countries. Objective: To determine the prevalence and type of anaemia present among the older people in rural area of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. Methods: A cross-sectional study was undertaken on 544 older male, Subject aged 60 to 84 years from Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. P...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE The control of anaemia in women of childbearing age is essential to prevent low birth weight and perinatal and maternal mortality. The aim of this study was to determine the anaemia prevalence and risk factors in women of reproductive age group in Nilufer Public Health Training and Research Area, Bursa, Turkey. METHODS In this cross-sectional study, 530 women were selec...

Anaemia is a common medical problem in elderly patients and is associated with an increased mortality and morbidity risk and a reduced quality of life. It is not known at which exact haemoglobin level investigations should be initiated in order to optimize the diagnostic efficacy. Serum ferritin determination remains the most accurate laboratory test for the diagnosis of iron deficiency anaemia...

Anaemia is the most frequent, though often neglected, comorbidity of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Here we want to briefly present (1) the burden of anaemia in IBD, (2) its pathophysiology, which mostly arises from bleeding-associated iron deficiency, followed by (3) diagnostic evaluation of anaemia, (4) a balanced overview of the different modes of iron replacement therapy, (5) evidence fo...

Background. Data on iron and vitamin A deficiency are scarce in school-aged children living with HIV (HIV+) compared without (HIV–). Both deficiencies can contribute to anaemia.
 Objective. To assess anaemia, status a sample of HIV+ HIV– South Africa.
 Methods. In this comparative cross-sectional study, biomarkers for anaemia (haemoglobin), (plasma ferritin (PF), soluble transferrin r...

Brunnoma, is a benign tumor of duodenal wall. Usually present with anaemia. Endoscopy stomach and duodenum gives the diagnosis. Pedunculated lesion best managed by endoscopic snare cautery excision. Lesion close to pylorus makes endoscopy difficult. Hence mini-laparotomy, trans-gastric three port endo-luminal harmonic excision was done safely. Keyword: brunnoma, anaemia, endoluminal surgery

A cross-sectional community-based study with analytic component was conducted among Ethiopian women during June-July 2005 to assess the magnitude of anaemia and deficiencies of iron and folic acid and to compare the factors responsible for anaemia among anaemic and non-anaemic cases. In total, 970 women, aged 15-19 years, were selected systematically for haematological and other important param...