The prevalence and risk factors of Iron deficiency anaemia among rural school children in Kudat, Sabah

• Main Authors: Rosfazlina Roslie, Aza Sherin Mohd Yusuff, M Tanveer Hossain Parash
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University Putra Malaysia 2019
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/29981/1/The%20prevalence%20and%20risk%20factors%20of%20Iron%20deficiency%20anaemia%20among%20rural%20school%20children%20in%20Kudat%2C%20Sabah%20FULL%20TEXT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/29981/2/The%20prevalence%20and%20risk%20factors%20of%20Iron%20deficiency%20anaemia%20among%20rural%20school%20children%20in%20Kudat%2C%20Sabah%20ABSTRACT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/29981/; https://medic.upm.edu.my/upload/dokumen/2019100108511908_MJMHS_0449.pdf

Introduction: Iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) is the most common nutritional anaemia in the world that affects individuals in both developed and developing countries including Malaysia. The prevalence of IDA among schoolchildren is crucial to know as IDA may contribute to poor mental and school academ...