Prevalence and correlates of anaemia in adolescents in Riyadh city, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

To determine the prevalence and correlates of anaemia in male and female adolescents in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. A cross-sectional community-based study. Five primary health-care centres in Riyadh. We invited 203 male and 292 female adolescents aged 13-18 years for interview, anthropometric...

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Published in:Public health nutrition 2015-12, Vol.18 (17), p.3192-3200
Main Authors: Alquaiz, Al-Johara M, Khoja, Tawfik AM, Alsharif, Abdullah, Kazi, Ambreen, Mohamed, Ashry Gad, Al Mane, Hamad, Aldiris, Abdullah, Shaikh, Shaffi Ahamed
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescent Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
Adolescents
Anemia
Anemia, Iron-Deficiency - blood
Anemia, Iron-Deficiency - complications
Anemia, Iron-Deficiency - economics
Anemia, Iron-Deficiency - epidemiology
Blood
Body Mass Index
Cross-Sectional Studies
Developing countries
Diet - adverse effects
Diet - economics
Families & family life
Family Health - ethnology
Female
Females
Food Handling
Fruit and Vegetable Juices
Genetics
Humans
LDCs
Lifestyles
Light scattering
Logistic Models
Male
Males
Menstruation
Nutritional epidemiology
Nutritional Status
Overweight - complications
Prevalence
Primary Health Care
Research Papers
Risk
Rural Health - economics
Saudi Arabia - epidemiology
Sex Factors
Socioeconomic Factors
Socioeconomics
Teenagers
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Summary:To determine the prevalence and correlates of anaemia in male and female adolescents in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. A cross-sectional community-based study. Five primary health-care centres in Riyadh. We invited 203 male and 292 female adolescents aged 13-18 years for interview, anthropometric measurements and complete blood count. Blood Hb was measured with a Coulter Cellular Analysis System using the light scattering method. Using the WHO cut-off of Hb
ISSN:1368-9800
1475-2727
DOI:10.1017/S1368980015001214