scholarly journals Association between Anaemia, Iron Deficiency Anaemia, Neglected Parasitic Infections and Socioeconomic Factors in Rural Children of West Malaysia

2012 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. e1550 ◽  
Author(s):  
Romano Ngui ◽  
Yvonne Ai Lian Lim ◽  
Liam Chong Kin ◽  
Chow Sek Chuen ◽  
Shukri Jaffar
Keyword(s):  
Iron Deficiency ◽  
Socioeconomic Factors ◽  
Iron Deficiency Anaemia ◽  
Parasitic Infections ◽  
Rural Children ◽  
Deficiency Anaemia

scholarly journals Ascaris lumbricoides infection: Still a threat for iron deficiency anaemia in 2-year-old Bangladeshi slum-dwelling children

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. 933-938
Author(s):  
Md. Shabab Hossain ◽  
Subhasish Das ◽  
Md. Amran Gazi ◽  
Mustafa Mahfuz ◽  
Tahmeed Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Iron Deficiency ◽  
Ascaris Lumbricoides ◽  
Transferrin Receptor ◽  
Iron Deficiency Anaemia ◽  
Strong Association ◽  
Parasitic Infections ◽  
Soluble Transferrin Receptor ◽  
Intestinal Parasitic Infections ◽  
Deficiency Anaemia

Introduction: Although parasitic infections lead to extracorporeal iron loss resulting in iron deficiency anaemia (IDA), data associating IDA with parasitic infections in the first two years of life are limited. We sought to evaluate the prevalence and severity of anaemia and IDA during this period and to investigate the association between intestinal parasitic infections and IDA. Methodology: Data was collected under MAL-ED study protocol in Bauniabadh slum of Dhaka, Bangladesh. The presence of parasites in stool was detected using wet preparation microscopy at 7, 15, and 24 months. Anaemia was defined as serum haemoglobin < 11 g/dL and IDA was defined by serum haemoglobin < 11 g/dL, serum ferritin < 12 g/L and soluble transferrin receptor > 8.3 mg/L. Logistic regression was done to quantify the relation between stool parasite and IDA separately on samples collected at 7, 15 and 24 months. Results: 265 children were enrolled after birth and samples were collected at 7, 15 and 24 months. Anaemia was detected at 7, 15 and 24 months in 117 (48.8%), 106 (44.2%) and 67 (27.9%) cases whereas IDA was found in 15 (6.3%), 47 (19.6%) and 39 (16.3%) cases, respectively. Iron deficiency anaemia at 24 months was significantly associated with Ascaris lumbricoides infection (OR 3.76; 95 % CI, 1.08-13.11). Conclusions: The prevalence of anaemia and IDA in slum dwelling children of Dhaka is high and Ascaris lumbricoides infection was found to have a strong association with IDA at 24 months of age.

scholarly journals Prevalence and significance of iron deficiency of anaemia among people of Mornag District of Nepal

2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amar Kumar Sinha ◽  
Biswajit Majumdar ◽  
Shrawan Kumar Yadav
Keyword(s):  
Iron Deficiency ◽  
Iron Deficiency Anaemia ◽  
World Health ◽  
Nutritional Deficiencies ◽  
Parasitic Infections ◽  
Chronic Infections ◽  
Deficiency Anaemia ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Iron Deficient ◽  
Health Organization

Iron deficiency anaemia is one of the most dangerous and devastating causative form of malnutrition in developing countries, where special care should be taken from the health community to address the problem in South East Asian countries, 1.3-2.2 billion population is affected according to world health organization. Fifty percent of women and children and 60% of gross anemic women of developing nations have been adversely affected till date. The most common cause of iron deficiency anaemia is due to inadequate intake of iron in diet, physiologic demands of pregnancy and rapid growth and loss due to parasitic infections. Other prevalent causes of anaemia include malaria, chronic infections and nutritional deficiencies of vitamin A, folic acid and Vitamin b-12. The study reveals that 25.57 % of patients have been suffering from iron deficient anemia.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jonmc.v1i1.7286 Journal of Nobel Medical College Vol.1(1) 2011 40-44

Haematological Disease Pattern at Specialized HOPD - A study in Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (02) ◽  
pp. 39-41
Author(s):  
Md. Rafiquzzaman Khan ◽  
Arifur Rahman ◽  
Khaza Amirul Islam ◽  
AQM Ashraful Haque ◽  
Masuda Begum
Keyword(s):  
Iron Deficiency ◽  
Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia ◽  
Myeloid Leukaemia ◽  
Iron Deficiency Anaemia ◽  
Beta Thalassemia ◽  
Female Ratio ◽  
Deficiency Anaemia ◽  
Beta Thalassaemia ◽  
Hb E ◽  
Medical University

The aim of this retrospective observational study was to observe the pattern and frequency of haematological disorders among the patients attending in the specialized Haematology outpatient Department (HOPD) in Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University. Consecutive 201 patients over the period of one year were enrolled. Their age ranged from 01 to 72 years with a mean age of 36.76 years. Most of the patients (34.3%) were in between the ages of 31 to 45 years followed by 16 to 30 years (27.9%). Male to female ratio was 0.65. Iron deficiency anaemia is the most common (24.9%) followed by chronic myeloid leukaemia (11.9%), Hb E beta thalassaemia (9.5%), idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (9.5%), beta thalassaemia trait (7.0%), Hb E trait (5.5 %), aplastic anaemia (5.0%), multiple myeloma (3.5%), acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (3.0%). Acute myeloid leukaemia, autoimmune haemolytic anaemia, chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, anaemia of chronic disease, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, polycythaemia, beta thalassemia major and alpha thalassemia was 2.5%, 2.5%, 2.0%, 1.5%, 1.5%, 1.5%, 1.0% and 1.0%, respectively. In the present study, we observed that iron deficiency anaemia the most common non-malignant disease and chronic myeloid leukaemia is the common haematological malignancy.

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