introduction: it is generally assumed that 50% of the cases of anemia are due to iron deficiency. the most severe consequence of iron depletion is iron deficiency anemia (ida), and it is still considered the most common nutrition deficiency worldwide. the main risk factors for ida include: inadequate iron intake, impaired absorption or transport, physiologic losses associated with chronological...

Anemia is a common hematological disorder and global public health problem which affects both developing and developed countries with major consequences for human health and their social and economic development. This study aimed to evaluate the morphological types of anemia ant itchr('39')s causes among children attending Elnihoud Teaching Hospital, Elnihoud locality, West Kordufan State, Suda...

Background: Anemia is one of the most important nutritional disorders among children and adolescent in Iran and developing countries. Despite the possibility of anemia prevention, there is a high proportion of this problem in school children and especially infants. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence rate of anemia in 6 to 12 months old children. Methods: This was a cross-sec...

background: this study aimed at determining the prevalence of malaria and anemia among child­ren in rural community of okada, edo state nigeria, as well as to assess the level of use of insecti­cide treated bed nets and its impact on prevalence of malaria and anemia among study population. methods: thick blood films from 226 children with signs and symptoms of malaria in okada commu­nity were s...

thiamine responsive megaloblastic anemia (trma), also known as roger syndrome is an autosomal recessive disorder resulting from the deficiency of thiamine (vitamin b1) transporter protein. this is the report of a 3- year follow up of a female child who presented in 2000 at the age of 11 with severe anemia, congenital deafness and diabetes mellitus. in our follow-up period we prescribed 100-mg t...

background iron deficiency is one of the most prevalent anemia. 2 million people in the world suffer from it. all young girls are at higher risk for iron defiency anemia, therefore,diagnosis and prevention of this anemia in the young age is very important. materials and methods: a total of 1500 high school girls educated in five regions of education of mashhad (ages 14-18 years) were studied. c...

aims: anemia occurs for different reasons. however the iron deficiency anemia (ida) is one of the most prevalent causes of anemia in all human communities. the goal of the present study was to assess the effect of serum ferritin deficiency on anemia in medical students. materials & methods: this cross-sectional study was conducted on students of kashan university of medical sciences in all educ...