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Prevalence and factors related to anaemia in children aged 6–59 months attending a quaternary health facility in Maputo, Mozambique
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Globally, anaemia prevails as a public health issue, being also a concern in Mozambique, where about two-thirds of children 6–59 months of age are affected by this condition. We carried out this study to estimate anaemia prevalence and evaluate structural determinants and haematological parameters association among children aged 6–59 months attending pediatric inpatient and outpatient services in a Quaternary Health Facility in Maputo City Province, Mozambique. We collected data from 637 inpatients or outpatients who attended pediatric consultations at the Maputo Central Hospital. The overall rate of anaemia in children aged 6–59 months was 62.2% (396/637), with 30.9% moderate anaemia (197/637), 23.9% mild anaemia (152/637), and 7.4% severe anaemia (47/637). Among our study participants, critical factors for anaemia were those concerning the age group, child´s caregiver schooling, malaria and size of the liver.
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Funding Information: R.M.C., L.V. and I.C. were supported by Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia for funds to GHTM-UID/04413/2020. R.M.C was supported by Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia for funds for her Doctoral Program (UI/BD/151065/2021). The views expressed in this paper are from the own authors and not the official position of the institutions or funder. We thank Paulino da Costa, Faizana Amad, Eugenia Macassa, Nocita da Natividade Macuacua, Amélia Guambe, Rosita Agostinho Baloi Cossa, Vasco Muchanga, Lidia Maungue, Henrique Afonso Mondlane, Silvia Panunzi and Luzia Gonçalves. We also thank the staff of the Pediatrics Department of Maputo Central Hospital. This work is dedicated to Tamim Merzouki (deceased). Publisher Copyright: © 2023 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
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Anaemia children factors Mozambique prevalence RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine R Medicine (General) RJ Pediatrics Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health Epidemiology Hematology Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities SDG 1 - No Poverty