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The health of pregnant women in rural Tanzania with specific emphasis on anaemia and the impact of socially marketed insecticide treated bednets [PDF]

, 2002
Anaemia in pregnancy is one of the main maternal health problems globally, affecting over 50% of pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa. Although not always shown to have a causal link, severe anaemia contributes to maternal morbidity and mortality and ...
Marchant, Tanya Jayne
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Aetiology of anaemia and public health implications in the Taabo health demographic surveillance system, south-central Côte d'Ivoire [PDF]

, 2014
Anaemia is a global public health problem, affecting an estimated 2 billion people worldwide. Although iron deficiency is considered as a major risk factor for anaemia, other nutritional deficiencies, infections and genetic diseases contribute to the ...
Righetti, Aurélie A.
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Profile of red blood cell morphologies and causes of anaemia among pregnant women at first clinic visit in the mount Cameroon area: a prospective cross sectional study

BMC Research Notes, 2017
Objective Anaemia is a serious problem in pregnancy in malaria-endemic countries. This study investigated red cell morphologies and possible causes of anaemia among pregnant women at first clinic visit. Venous blood samples from consented women were used
Judith K. Anchang-Kimbi, Vera Ngenwie Nkweti, Helen Ngum Ntonifor, Tobias O. Apinjoh, Hanesh Fru Chi, Rolland Bantar Tata, Eric Akum Achidi   +6 more
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Seasonal intermittent preventive treatment for the prevention of anaemia and malaria in Ghanaian children: a randomized, placebo controlled trial. [PDF]

, 2008
BACKGROUND: Malaria and anaemia are the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in children in sub-Saharan Africa. We have investigated the effect of intermittent preventive treatment with sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine or artesunate plus amodiaquine on ...
Kweku Margaret, Liu Dongmei, Adjuik, Martin, Daniel Chandramohan, Greenwood Brian, Margaret Kweku, Binka Fred, Fred Binka, Binka, Fred, Chandramohan, Daniel, Mahmood Seidu, Liu, Dongmei, Dongmei Liu, Seidu, Mahmood, Martin Adjuik, Greenwood, Brian, Brian Greenwood, Kweku, Margaret, Seidu Mahmood, Adjuik Martin, Chandramohan Daniel   +20 more
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Shooting shadows: India’s struggle to reduce the burden of anaemia [PDF]

, 2022
Despite several efforts by the Government of India, the national burden of anaemia remains high and its growing prevalence (between 2015–2016 and 2019–2021) is concerning to India’s public health system.
Kumar, Sandhya S., Varshney, R K, Parasannanavar, D J, Rai, Rajesh Kumar, Anish, T S N, Rajkumar, Hemalatha, Rai, R.K., Anish, T.S.N., Rai, R K, Rajkumar, H., Parasannanavar, Devraj J., Anish, Thekkumkara Surendran Nair, Barik, A, Barik, A., Kumar, S.S., Kumar, S S, Sen Gupta, Sourav, Varshney, Rajeev Kumar, Rajkumar, H, Barik, Anamitra, Sen Gupta, S., Varshney, R.K., Gupta, S S, Parasannanavar, D.J.   +23 more
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Social and ecological disparities in anaemia among adolescent girls 15–19 years old in Nepal

Public Health Nutrition, 2023
Objective: Adolescent girls are at risk of anaemia due to increased nutrient demands because of growth, menstrual blood loss and possible pregnancies. Sociocultural and household conditions influence their anaemia risk.
Anjana Rai, Mei Ting Chan, Smita Nambiar
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Association of anaemia with long-term mortality among patients with hypertensive crisis in the emergency department

Annals of Medicine, 2022
Background Anaemia is frequent in patients with cardiovascular disease and is significantly associated with poor prognosis. However, the prognostic significance of anaemia in hypertensive crisis remains unknown.
Wook-Dong Kim, Byung Sik Kim, Jeong-Hun Shin   +2 more
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Emapalumab for Immune Effector Cell‐Associated Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis‐Like Syndrome Following CD19‐Directed CAR‐T in Two Patients With B‐ALL: Clinical and Biomarker Correlates

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Immune effector cell‐associated hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis‐like syndrome (IEC‐HS) is a life‐threatening hyperinflammatory toxicity distinct from cytokine release syndrome (CRS) and neurotoxicity following chimeric antigen receptor T‐cell (CAR‐T) therapy. In a single‐institution retrospective cohort of pediatric and young adult patients
Thomas J. Galletta, Jeremy D. Rubinstein, Christopher E. Dandoy, Ruby Khoury, Angela Faulhaber, Christine L. Phillips, Christa Krupski   +6 more
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The silent burden of anaemia in Tanzania children:a community-based study [PDF]

, 2003
Objective was to document the prevalence, age-distribution, and risk factors for anaemia in Tanzanian children less than 5 years old,thereby assisting in the development of effective strategies for controlling anaemia.\ud \ud Cluster sampling was used to
Schellenberg, D, Victoria, C.G., Armstrong Schellenberg, J R M, Victora, CG, Savigny, D de, Mushi, A, Savigny de, D, Mgalula, L, Mbuya, C, Schellenberg, JRM Armstrong   +9 more
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The prevalence of anaemia in a district general hospital in the United Kingdom [PDF]

, 2021
© 2021 The Authors. Published by Cureus, Inc. This is an open access article available under a Creative Commons licence. The published version can be accessed at the following link on the publisher’s website: doi:10.7759/cureus.15086Aim Investigating ...
Alawattegama, Lakna H, Hamid, Mohammed, Steed, Helen, Naz, Aysha   +3 more
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