dc.contributor.author | El Sahn, F. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-06-17T10:54:26Z | |
dc.date.available | 2014-06-17T10:54:26Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2000 | EN |
dc.identifier.issn | 1020-3397 | EN |
dc.identifier.other | http://applications.emro.who.int/emhj/0605_6/EMHJ_2000_6_5-6_1017_1025.pdf | EN |
dc.identifier.uri | https://iris.who.int/handle/10665/118960 | |
dc.description | 1017-1025 | EN |
dc.description.abstract | We aimed to estimate the nationwide prevalence of anaemia among adolescents in Egypt and to study possible risk factors. A cross-sectional approach was used. Blood samples were collected from 1980 adolescents for haemoglobin estimation. The overall prevalence of anaemia was 46.6%, most of which was mild or moderate, with severe cases in less than 1.0% of the sample. Gender difference was almost nonexistent. A significant inverse relationship was observed between the level of anaemia and age [especially among boys], socioeconomic level and educational level. Anaemia was more prevalent in rural areas and in Upper [southern] Egypt. Anaemia is a major public health problem among Egyptian adolescents and wide-scale public health education is warranted | EN |
dc.language.iso | en | EN |
dc.subject | Prevalence | EN |
dc.subject | Adolescence | EN |
dc.subject | Risk Factors | EN |
dc.subject.mesh | Anemia | EN |
dc.title | Anaemia among Egyptian adolescents: prevalence and determinants | EN |
dc.relation.ispartofjournal | EMHJ - Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 6 (5-6), 1017-1025, 2000 | |