Article

The magnitude and determinants of anaemia among refugee preschool children from the Kebribeyah refugee camp, Somali region, Ethiopia

DOI: 10.1080/16070658.2017.1237446
Author(s): Yasin JemalSchool of Public Health, Ethiopia, Jemal HaidarSchool of Public Health, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia, Wambui Kogi MakauDepartment of Food Science Nutrition and Technology, Kenya,

Abstract

Background: Anaemia is a global public health problem affecting children from both industrialised and developing countries with major consequences for health, social and economic development. Although the burden of anaemia is high among refugee children due to their living conditions, its determinants are not yet clearly identified and documented in Ethiopia.

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