PMID- 8279870
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 19940210
LR  - 20150811
IS  - 0772-4128 (Print)
IS  - 0772-4128 (Linking)
VI  - 73
IP  - 3
DP  - 1993 Sep
TI  - An epidemiological study of hemoglobin levels and prevalence of anemia in young 
      children from Bas-Zaire.
PG  - 227-34
AB  - A population of 183 Zairean infants and young children (0.5 to 48 months old) who 
      lived in rural Bas-Zaire has been examined in regard to hemoglobin (Hb), 
      hematocrit (Hct) and mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC). The mean 
      Hb was 9.03 g/dL, Hct 28.4%, and MCHC 30.7 micrograms/dL. These means are below 
      normal by WHO and/or American Academy of Pediatrics criteria. Although there was 
      no significant sex difference in the mean hematoglobin measurements, boys more 
      than 24 months old had a higher mean Hb (9.98 g/dL) than girls (8.59d g/L) of the 
      same age. Approximately 80%, 76% and 56% of children had Hb < 11 g/dL, Hct < 34% 
      and MCHC < 32 micrograms/dL respectively. The highest prevalence of anemia was 
      between the age of 12 and 18 months. Severe anemia (Hb < 8 g/dL) was observed in 
      30.65% of the study population (26.6% boys and 34.8% girls). Approximately one 
      third of children had very low Hct levels (< or = 25%). Based on MCHC, iron 
      deficiency was likely responsible of the anemia in 61% of the children. Both Hb 
      (p < 0.05) and Hct positively correlated with the mother's level of education. 
      Because of the many detrimental effects of iron deficiency in infants and young 
      children on immunity, psychomotor, behaviour and mental development routine 
      assessment of iron status and correction of iron deficiency should become a part 
      of the Surveillance Programme in this population.
FAU - Kuvibidila, S
AU  - Kuvibidila S
AD  - Louisiana State University Medical Center, New Orleans 70112.
FAU - Yu, L
AU  - Yu L
FAU - Ode, D
AU  - Ode D
FAU - Mbele, V
AU  - Mbele V
FAU - Warrier, R J
AU  - Warrier RJ
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PL  - Belgium
TA  - Ann Soc Belg Med Trop
JT  - Annales de la Societe belge de medecine tropicale
JID - 7511864
SB  - IM
MH  - Anemia, Hypochromic/blood/*epidemiology/prevention & control
MH  - Child, Preschool
MH  - Cross-Sectional Studies
MH  - Democratic Republic of the Congo/epidemiology
MH  - *Developing Countries
MH  - Female
MH  - *Hemoglobinometry
MH  - Humans
MH  - Incidence
MH  - Infant
MH  - Male
MH  - *Mass Screening
MH  - Reference Values
MH  - Rural Population/*statistics & numerical data
EDAT- 1993/09/01 00:00
MHDA- 1993/09/01 00:01
CRDT- 1993/09/01 00:00
PHST- 1993/09/01 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 1993/09/01 00:01 [medline]
PHST- 1993/09/01 00:00 [entrez]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Ann Soc Belg Med Trop. 1993 Sep;73(3):227-34.