Risk factors for anaemia among women and their young children hospitalised with suspected thiamine deficiency in northern Lao PDR.

ABSTRACT: Anaemia among women and young children remains a major public health concern. This secondary study describes the anaemia prevalence among young hospitalised children and their mothers in northern Lao People's Democratic Republic and explores possible nutritional causes and risk factors for anaemia. Hospitalised children (ages 21 days to <18 months) with clinical symptoms suggestive of thiamine deficiency disorders were eligible along with their mothers. Venous blood was collected for determination of haemoglobin, ferritin, soluble transferrin receptor (sTfR), retinol-binding protein (RBP), erythrocyte glutathione reductase activation coefficient (EGRac), thiamine diphosphate (ThDP) and acute phase proteins. Risk factors for anaemia were modelled using minimally adjusted logistic regression

SUBMITTER: Hess SY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10749997 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature