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Anaemia and its relation to demographic, socio-economic and anthropometric factors in rural primary school children in Hai Phong City, Vietnam
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posted on 2019-06-28, 00:00 authored by N T D Hoang, Liliana OrellanaLiliana Orellana, T D Le, R S Gibson, Tony WorsleyTony Worsley, Andrew SinclairAndrew Sinclair, N T T Hoang, Ewa Szymlek-GayEwa Szymlek-Gay© 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Little is known about the prevalence of anaemia and associated factors in school children in Vietnam. In this cross-sectional study, we aimed to determine the prevalence of anaemia and its subtypes, and the associations of types of anaemia with demographic, socio-economic and anthropometric factors among 6–9-year-old primary school children in rural areas of Hai Phong City, Vietnam. Haemoglobin (Hb) and mean corpuscular volume (MCV) were measured, and demographic, socio-economic and anthropometric data were collected in 893 children from eight primary schools. The prevalence of anaemia (Hb < 115 g/L) was 12.9% (95% CI: 8.1%, 19.9%), microcytic anaemia (Hb < 115 g/L and MCV < 80 fL) was 7.9% (95% CI: 5.3%, 11.6%) and normocytic anaemia (Hb < 115 g/L and MCV 80–90 fL) was 5.3% (95% CI: 2.9%, 9.5%). No child presented with macrocytic anaemia (Hb < 115 g/L and MCV > 90 fL). Children who were underweight, wasted, or in anthropometric failure (either underweight, stunted or wasted) were more likely to be anaemic (all p ≤ 0.004), and specifically, to have normocytic anaemia (all p ≤ 0.006), than those who were not underweight, wasted or in anthropometric failure. Stunted children were more likely to be anaemic (p = 0.018) than those who were not stunted. Overweight/obese children were less likely to be anaemic (p = 0.026) or have normocytic anaemia (p = 0.038) compared with children who were not overweight/obese. No anthropometric status indicator was associated with the risk of microcytic anaemia. No demographic or socio-economic factor was associated with any type of anaemia. Anaemia remains a public health issue in rural areas in Hai Phong City, Vietnam, and future approaches for its prevention and control should target undernourished primary school children.
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NutrientsVolume
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Science & TechnologyLife Sciences & BiomedicineNutrition & DieteticsVietnamanaemiachildhood overweightobesitymalnutritiondouble burden of diseasesschool childrenIRON-DEFICIENCYMICRONUTRIENT MALNUTRITIONAFRICAN CHILDRENDOUBLE BURDENLOW-INCOMESUPPLEMENTATIONUNDERNUTRITIONPREVALENCECOUNTRIESWOMENchildhood overweight\/obesity
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