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Abstract
Anemia is defined as decreased hemoglobin concentration (Hb), hematocrit value (Ht) or red blood cells number (RBCs) below the reference interval for healthy individuals of similar age, sex and race under similar environmental conditions. It is one of the most serious and common nutritional deficiency disorders of public health concern in both developing and developed countries affecting all age groups. In Egypt, the under-fives age group represents a large sector of the total population (11.5%). The aim of Egypt’s vision 2030 is to reduce the under-fives anemia rates from around 27% in 2014 to 15% in 2030.
According to the WHO, in 2019, global anemia prevalence was 39.8% in children aged six to 59 months, equivalent to 269 million children with anemia.
The current study was conducted to study the prevalence and risk factors of anemia among the under five years children in EL Agamy district, identify some anthropometric measurements of the studied children, test the existence of parasitic infestation among them and to reveal the sociodemographic, health and mothers’ obstetric information that may contribute to anemia among the studied children. The cross-sectional design was conducted to achieve the study objectives. The available family health care center in addition to four randomly selected units out of the eight units in El-Agamy district were included in the study. Data were collected over a four months period, from the first of July 2021 till the end of October 2021 where two visits per week were conducted. The tools used to collect the data were structured interview questionnaire, Anthropometric measurements and laboratory investigations (hemoglobin using Sahli’s /acid hematin method and stool analysis).