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dc.contributor.authorEl Sahn, F.
dc.date.accessioned2014-06-17T10:54:26Z
dc.date.available2014-06-17T10:54:26Z
dc.date.issued2000EN
dc.identifier.issn1020-3397EN
dc.identifier.otherhttp://applications.emro.who.int/emhj/0605_6/EMHJ_2000_6_5-6_1017_1025.pdfEN
dc.identifier.urihttps://iris.who.int/handle/10665/118960
dc.description1017-1025EN
dc.description.abstractWe 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 warrantedEN
dc.language.isoenEN
dc.subjectPrevalenceEN
dc.subjectAdolescenceEN
dc.subjectRisk FactorsEN
dc.subject.meshAnemiaEN
dc.titleAnaemia among Egyptian adolescents: prevalence and determinantsEN
dc.relation.ispartofjournalEMHJ - Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 6 (‎5-6)‎, 1017-1025, 2000


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