Iron-focussed nutritional status of mothers with children (6–59 months) in rural northern Ghana

Background: Anaemia, especially iron deficiency anemia, is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in African women and children. Aim: To assess the intake of nutrients related to iron and anaemia status among mothers in smallholder agrarian communities in Northern Ghana where anaemia is known...

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Main Authors: Brenda Ariba Zarhari Abu, Jacques Eugene Raubenheimer, Violet Louise van den Berg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-06-01
Series:Heliyon
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844020308616