Anaemia prevalence in children newly registered at UNRWA schools: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Children entering first grade at the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) schools in West Bank, Gaza, Lebanon, Jordan and Syria complete a comprehensive medical examination at UNRWA health centres (HCs) as a requirement for their acceptance. Our study aimed to assess anaemia prevalence and undernutrition indicators among new entrant school children during their preschool medical examination.

Settings

In 2017, we conducted a cross-sectional study in 59 UNRWA HCs, targeting children entering first grade at UNRWA schools in four of UNRWA's countries of operation (known as fields), namely Gaza, West Bank, Syria and Lebanon.

Participants

2419 completed the study. Boys and girls living inside or outside Palestine r

SUBMITTER: AbuKishk N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7513562 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature