Risk Factors of Anaemia among Children under Five Years in the Hohoe Municipality, Ghana: A Case Control Study
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Background. Anaemia is one of the major causes of death among children under five years in Ghana. We examined the risk factors of anaemia among children under five years in the Hohoe Municipality, Ghana. Methods. This facility-based matched case control study recruited 210 children (70 cases and 140 controls) aged 6 to 59 months. Stratified and simple random sampling techniques were used to select mothers attending Child Welfare Clinic (CWC) for the screening of their children. Data were collected using a semistructured questionnaire. Finger prick blood was collected to estimate the haemoglobin (Hb) level and thick film was prepared to determine malaria parasitaemia. Axillary temperature was measured using an
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| Authors | Parbey, Phyllis Atta;Tarkang, Elvis;Manu, Emmanuel;Amu, Hubert;Ayanore, Martin Amogre;Aku, Fortress Yayra;Ziema, Sorengmen Amos;Bosoka, Samuel Adolf;Adjuik, Martin;Kweku, Margaret;Parbey, Phyllis Atta;Tarkang, Elvis;Manu, Emmanuel;Amu, Hubert;Ayanore, Martin Amogre;Aku, Fortress Yayra;Ziema, Sorengmen Amos;Bosoka, Samuel Adolf;Adjuik, Martin;Kweku, Margaret; |
| Journal | anemia |
| Year | 2019 |
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10.1155/2019/2139717
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