@article{edcfc3979af34cf9a83948d36a889e0a,
title = "Prevalence and factors related to anaemia in children aged 6–59 months attending a quaternary health facility in Maputo, Mozambique",
abstract = "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.",
keywords = "Anaemia, children, factors, Mozambique, prevalence",
author = "{Maulide Cane}, R{\'e}ka and Youssouf Keita and Luisa Lambo and Elcidio Pambo and Gon{\c c}alves, {Maria Patr{\'i}cia} and Lu{\'i}s Varandas and Isabel Craveiro",
note = "Funding Information: R.M.C., L.V. and I.C. were supported by Funda{\c c}{\~a}o para a Ci{\^e}ncia e a Tecnologia for funds to GHTM-UID/04413/2020. R.M.C was supported by Funda{\c c}{\~a}o para a Ci{\^e}ncia 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, Am{\'e}lia Guambe, Rosita Agostinho Baloi Cossa, Vasco Muchanga, Lidia Maungue, Henrique Afonso Mondlane, Silvia Panunzi and Luzia Gon{\c c}alves. We also thank the staff of the Pediatrics Department of Maputo Central Hospital. This work is dedicated to Tamim Merzouki (deceased). Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2023 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.",
year = "2023",
doi = "10.1080/17441692.2023.2278876",
language = "English",
volume = "18",
journal = "Global Public Health",
issn = "1744-1692",
publisher = "Taylor & Francis",
number = "1",
}
