Department of Public Health and Allied Science, Yamfo College of Health, Yamfo, Ghana
Research Article
Anemia in Children Aged 7 Months to 12 Years and Associated Factors: A Cross-Sectional Study of Children Admitted at the Effiduase District Hospital and Ahmadiyya Mission Hospital, Ghana
Author(s): Antwi Joseph Barimah*, Mohammed Mohammed Ibrahim, Solomon Saka Allotey, Bernard Opoku Amoah, Larry Agyemang, James Dumba, Yaw Boakye Nketiah, Rebecca Dorcas Commey, Semefa Alorvi and Deborah Ampofo
Anemia in Children Aged 7 Months to 12 Years and Associated Factors: A Cross- Sectional Study of Children Admitted at the Effiduase District Hospital and Ahmadiyya Mission Hospital, Ghana Antwi Joseph Barimah*, Mohammed Mohammed Ibrahim, Solomon Saka Allotey, Bernard Opoku Amoah, Larry Agyemang, James Dumba, Yaw Boakye Nketiah, Rebecca Dorcas Commey, Semefa Alorvi, Deborah Ampofo Department of Public Health and Allied Science, Yamfo College of Health, Yamfo, Ghana ABSTRACT A number of factors have been identified as influencing the prevalence of anaemia in children. In the Sekyere East district, an increasing trend of children with severe anaemia leading to haemotransfusion has been observed. Over a three months period (June to August 2022) approximately one hundred (100) children were haemotransfused due to severe anaemia in theEffiduase district hospital. This quantitative oriented .. View more»