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The contribution of malaria and sickle cell disease to anaemia among children aged 6 to 59 months in Nigeria: A secondary analysis using data from the 2018 Demographic and Health Survey

2022-03-23 hematology Title + abstract only
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IntroductionAnaemia is a major cause of morbidity and mortality among children in sub-Saharan Africa. Anaemia has many aetiologies best addressed by different treatments, so regional studies of the aetiology of anaemia may be required. MethodsWe analysed data from Nigerias 2018 Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) to study predictors of anaemia among children ages 6-59m. We computed the fraction of anaemia at different degrees of severity attributable to malaria and sickle cell disease (SCD) usi...

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