Anemia, Micronutrient Deficiencies, and Malaria in Children and Women in Sierra Leone Prior to the Ebola Outbreak - Findings of a Cross-Sectional Study.

To identify the factors associated with anemia and to document the severity of micronutrient deficiencies, malaria and inflammation, a nationally representative cross-sectional survey was conducted. A three-stage sampling procedure was used to randomly select children <5 years of age and adult wo...

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Main Authors: James P Wirth, Fabian Rohner, Bradley A Woodruff, Faraja Chiwile, Hannah Yankson, Aminata S Koroma, Feimata Russel, Fatmata Sesay, Elisa Dominguez, Nicolai Petry, Setareh Shahab-Ferdows, Mercedes de Onis, Mary H Hodges
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4862671?pdf=render