Iron Deficiency Anaemia among School Children of Makkah City | ||
| Journal of High Institute of Public Health | ||
| Article 12, Volume 32, Issue 1, January 2002, Pages 181-190 | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/jhiph.2002.219750 | ||
| Author | ||
| Tariq H. Ashour | ||
| Department of Haematology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, KSA | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The prevalence of iron deficiency anemia was investigated among 1106 male, primary school children of different areas of Makkah City. Forty boys [3.62%] were found to be iron deficient by measuring their hemoglobin, red cell indices, complete blood count, serum iron, TIBC and ferritin estimations. Their peripheral blood smears showed hypochromic microcytic picture. The prevalence of iron deficiency was found as follows: 27% at Al-Mansour Street, 22% Sharaya, 18% Outaibia, 13% Nowariah, and 10% each in Sh. Al-Haj & Mesfelah. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Iron; Anaemia; School Children; Makkah City | ||
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